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As we celebrate our 40th anniversary this year, and the publication of this 20th Annual Guide To Queens, we take a moment to honor our long-time editor David Oats, who led this paper through the better parts of three decades, who died this week two years ago and who would have turned 60 on Jan. 25. The iconic Unisphere, seen here from the future site of the David Oats Rose Garden in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, serves as a symbol of the people and spirit of this borough. Detailed throughout this book is a compendium of facts and figures that any resident of Queens – new or old – will find useful throughout the year. Flip through these pages to learn how to contact your elected officials, to find assistance or simply settle in to life in this great borough. We hope this book provides the information necessary to let every resident and visitor of Queens enjoy our borough as much as David did.
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1991: In the old Tribune office, an idea was born – “The Official Guide To Queens.”
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1994: A tour guide, navigating the ins and outs of the Borough.
1997: Eye On Queens – Slick and high-tech met “The Official Guide.”
1999: “The Official Guide” becomes the indispensable Queens reference book.
include the excitement of Queens. Watch for our super March 2010 Glossy Souvenir Edition celebrating the Queens Tribune’s 40th Annversary. There will be a lot more excitement in months ahead. Readers, grab your copy - the glossies move fast - or mail in your $12 subscription (see subscription form Page 92 - or find it on the web). Shortly, you will be able to sign up online and receive a complete email version – including our advertiser which make this all possible. Advertisers, call (718) 3577400, Ext. 132 to be part of the most exciting journalistic effort in the city’s most interesting and vital borough. Our editorial team has had every phone number, every fact and every comma checked and doublechecked. Still, we are certain that our readers will find something less than perfect. Please let us know. We want to print corrections, correct our online edition and update our files for next year’s Blue Book. You can send suggestions or corrections to: bluebook@queenstribune.com, or fax (718-3579417) or mail them to the Tribune. Hundreds of people have contributed to this, the Queens Blue Book. It is the culmination of the effort of journalists, artists, salespersons, office staff and friends who have walked through our doors over the past 40 years. The marvelous staff who have perfected this edition have earned my gratitude and respect. Our readers, who throughout the year emailed, faxed and mailed us advice, suggestions, complaints, omissions and errors, and our advertisers who loyally support our effort because they believe in the Trib and they believe in Queens, are as much a part of our story as anyone else. There are also my partners: a dozen or so special people - family and friends - who believed in me and in this marvelous product and came up with the funding to enable me and my longtime friend and partner Gary Ackerman -- you know the guy -- to buy our paper back in 2002 and give it new life and a renewed mission chronicling and advocating for Queens, the most exciting place on Earth. Their commitment has enabled us to grow and explore new and exciting publishing avenues. And Lil, Allison and Lee, who provide me with the motivation and creative inspiration to help bring what we do at the Trib to a new level each and every year. To all of you, this Blue Book is yours; may it continue to fill your days with Queens information and color. MSchenkler@QueensTribune.com
The Blue Book you are holding (or the online edition you are viewing) is the 2010 version of an annual guide which is ending its second decade of publication. Yes this 20th Annual Tribune Guide to Queens has been the most comprehensive guide prepared about our borough for the last two decades. Our Official Guide To Queens was born 20 years ago in 1991 and has become a working reference book for all who have occasion to navigate through Queens, its information, bureaucracy and life. As we at the Tribune prepare to celebrate our 40th anniversary, we take note of the Guide, just half our age, our most referred to publication each year. We at the Trib have been chronicling the lives of the people of Queens for four full decades and we continue to try our best to bring some order to the hodgepodge of County and City officialdom as well as answering some basic questions about our borough - the most ethnically diverse place anywhere on Earth. We hope our efforts presented on these pages help our readers cope. We believe our Official Guide is indispensable to anyone living in, doing business in, researching or even passing through Queens, New York. We use it as a regular phone directory to everything Queens, an elected-officials-names spell-checker, an atlas (community boards, legislative districts and much more), an emergency contact guide and a mini-encyclopedia/fact checker. It provides you with contact information for all the resources to unjangle your chaos, soothe your soul, enrich your mind and get you where you want to go. We keep a copy of The Queens Blue Book next to our desk at home and one in each of our offices here in Queens, and in Huntington, where we guide the Long Islander newspaper group started by Walt Whitman in 1838. Inheriting the legacy of Whitman, one of the greatest American chroniclers in our history, has given me new insight into publishing history and perspectives on the meaning of a newspaper. When we first published our official guide in 1991, the concept of a newspaper-produced reference book for its readers was unheard of. An ever-increasing number of newspapers throughout the City, State and nation have also followed our lead and our Official Guide concept is being embraced by newspaper publishers coast-to-coast. We have created the industry standard. It’s been imitated by many - but never equaled. The Tribune has pioneered much more than just the “Official Guide” concept. Community journalism on the east coast saw its first fourcolor pages in 1988 in the Trib. The glossy covers first dressed the Trib way back in 1990; our Web site appeared a dozen years ago and was followed by an “e-mall,” Queens’ first online shopping portal. We’re not stopping now. The Official Guide To Queens 2010, which you have in your hands – at least virtually, is just the beginning of the story. For the past seven years, the Tribune has been publishing a monthly magazine special -stitched and trimmed, bound in a glossy wrap with an in-depth Queens-focused theme. Watch for these monthly specials. They will inform, entertain and hopefully cause you to think. We’ll provide the official info and the unofficial dope. We’ll compile the information and then push the envelope. Our specials will be found throughout the year, on the coffee tables, office shelves and desks of t he decision maker s, par t y goer s, Not 4 Publication.com by Dom Nunziato businesspeople and families whose daily lives
2000: The Blue Book stakes its claim as Queens’ ultimate reference annual.
2001: The most complete Queens Guide ever, greets a new millennium.
2004: the Blue Book becomes the flagship of a monthly glossywrapped Trib magazine.
2010: Trib continues to provide all the essentials and more as it celebrates its 40th year.
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Greetings From... Borough President HELEN MARSHALL District Attorney RICHARD BROWN
Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2010 Edition of the Queens Tribune’s Official Guide to Queens – the Queens Blue Book. This annual publication is a great resource for residents and visitors alike. It not
only gives you a wealth of information about everything from airplanes to zoos, but also tells you how to get places and when to go. As you know, the borough of Queens is America’s most diverse county, and our cultural institutions, restaurants, retail outlets and major chains have to meet the needs of the most diverse audiences, diners and shoppers in the world. This guide will help discerning readers to find out what they like best. And, if you have relatives or other visitors in town, let them browse through the Guide! I know that a lot of work and time went into producing this edition. I thank the Queens Tribune and its entire staff for all the hard work. It was worth it. Remember when you Discover Queens – You See the World! Queens Borough President Helen Marshall
Dear Friends, I am delighted once again to congratulate the Queens Tribune as it begins another exciting year of informative, comprehensive and provocative coverage and publishes its “Official Guide to Queens: 2010.” The Guide is as rich and diverse as the county that we serve and I – like all residents of Queens County – look forward to it each year. As each year goes by we continue to make significant gains in reducing the level of violence in Queens County and improving the quality of the lives of our residents. The Trib’s fair and thorough coverage has helped make those gains possible and for that I – and the residents of this county – am grateful. Again, heartiest congratulations. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown
Speaker CHRISTINE QUINN
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Mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
Dear Friends, It is a great pleasure to send greetings to the readers of the 2010 Blue Book, the Official Guide to Queens, and I congratulate all those associated with the Queens Tribune for their hard work in making this useful and informative tool possible.
As the most diverse borough of New York, Queens is home to more than two million people from every corner of the globe. Its status as a melting pot has ensured the borough’s dynamic cultural, social, and economic life, and it continues to attract new residents and visitors every day. From its world-class sports arenas to historic landmarks to innovative museums and art exhibitions, it is truly one of our City’s most vibrant communities. Whether you’re looking for the perfect restaurant for date-night or a great activity for the kids, the 2010 Blue Book is the ultimate resource for finding things to do throughout Queens. On behalf of the City of New York, I thank Queens Tribune for providing this invaluable guide, and I wish every reader of the 2010 Blue Book the best as they use it with their family and friends to discover all that Queens has to offer. New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
Dear Friends, I would first like to offer my congratulations to the Queens Tribune on the publication of the 2010 edition of the Blue Book. I would also like to extend my best wishes to every one of its readers during this new year, which has promise to become a positive one for working families across our five boroughs, as this City Council continues its fight to preserve and improve the quality of life for you and your loved ones. More than two million people, nearly half of them foreign-born and belonging to at least 81 different nationalities, make their home in Queens. Your borough is a microcosm of our world and the Blue Book is an essential resource for exploring its countless beautiful neighborhoods and taking advantage of its thriving commercial strips and top-flight recreational, educational and cultural facilities. For 40 years, the Queens Tribune has delivered an outstanding service to the citizens of New York City’s largest borough. Thanks to the Blue Book, with its extensive listings, fascinating facts and reliable
information, your search is bound to be a more fruitful and exciting one. The coming year offers each of us a chance to re-visit our favorite venues and welcome others as they visit them for the first time. Enjoy the Blue Book and have a Happy New Year! Speaker, New York City Council Christine Quinn
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Greetings From... Attorney General ANDREW CUOMO
Governor DAVID PATERSON
Dear Friends, I am delighted to congratulate the Queens Tribune on the publication of this year’s edition of its “Official Guide to Queens” and extend greetings and warm wishes to all its readers. The guide is a great reference for the many activities, sites
Dear Friends, As always, it is a great pleasure to contribute to the “Official Guide to Queens: 2010.” Each year your readership looks forward to a publication filled with the most up-todate information about one of New York City’s most diverse boroughs. This year, while all New Yorkers have had to endure tough economic times, it is important that we can still cherish the treasures we have right here in our State. With cultural centers, thriving ethnic neighborhoods and an array of cuisines to enjoy, Queens represents some of the best New York has to offer. For years, the Queens Tribune has served as a key resource for the community as well as for visitors wanting to experience this wonderful place to live and explore. I encourage all New Yorkers to take advantage of this year’s guide. I would also like to send congratulations to the editors and staff for creating a directory that will
and services that New York’s largest borough has to offer. Without question, Queens has something for everyone. Beautiful neighborhoods, world-class restaurants and businesses, outstanding public services and unique historical sites and cultural events make Queens a great place to live, work and explore. I am certain that families, professionals and travelers alike will find an endless array of experiences to enjoy in Queens. Each year the Tribune has compiled this comprehensive list of government officials, school and transportation information, medical facilities, emergency services, cultural and recreational sites and events, as well as other interesting facts, statistics and data regarding the Borough of Queens. I am sure that it will once again be a very useful resource for everyone seeking to take advantage of the many opportunities that Queens has to offer. New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
shine a spotlight on the resources and exceptional sites that make Queens a destination worth discovering. New York State Governor David Paterson
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City Comptroller JOHN LIU Dear Friends, Congratulations to the Queens Tribune for the publication of the “Queens Tribune Blue Book.” This guide is a great resource as a comprehensive guide to the borough’s business services, medical facilities, transportation services, as well as other useful services, facts and statistics regarding the borough of Queens. The “Queens Tribune Blue Book” will serve as
a wonderful directory for the more than two million residents who call the borough of Queens home. The myriad of communities in Queens provides for a vibrant backdrop for the Queens Tribune to archive within this publication, and I congratulate you on the success of the “Queens Tribune Blue Book.” City Comptroller John C. Liu
Public Advocate BILL DE BLASIO Dear Friends, It’s that time of year again as Queens residents await the release of the Tribune’s Guide to the borough. This is a valuable resource for anyone seeking information on community affairs, businesses, events, and politics. I thank the staff at the Tribune and its publisher Mike Schenkler for allowing me to include a message to your readers. Queens has so much to offer our City. Each year the Queens Tribune
official guide publicizes the incredible features and attractions of the entire borough. Its culture, diversity, restaurants and many attractions make the borough of Queens a fantastic destination for all New Yorkers. I look forward to the new edition arriving at my office and to taking in all that the borough has to offer in 2010. Congratulations on another great year! Public Advocate Bill de Blasio
State Comptroller THOMAS P. DINAPOLI Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the latest edition of the Queens Tribune’s Blue Book, the definitive guide to the best of New York City’s largest and most multicultural borough. Each year, this publication leads Queens natives and newcomers alike to landmarks, festivals and other areas and events of interest throughout the borough. With more than 130 languages spoken every day, the multitude of faiths, communities, and cuisines represented between Long Island City on the East River and Laurelton neatly capture the essence of New York’s diversity.
It’s no wonder that my office’s 2010 report on the role of immigrants in New York’s economy found that Queens leads the state as a home and business hub for the news. Thanks again to the editors of the Tribune’s Blue Book for producing the premier resource for information on businesses, public services, restaurants, museums and all the other features that Queens has to offer its residents and visitors. I am certain that, as always, each reader will find something unique within these pages. Thomas P. DiNapoli New York State Comptroller
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pen 24 hours a day, 365 days a week; most City services and department can be reached by calling 311. Before calling any other number regarding any city services, first try 311 and the chances are they can help. 311’s mission is to provide the public with quick and easy access to all New York City government services and information while maintaining the highest possible level of customer service. This free service is used to help agencies improve service delivery by allowing them to focus on their core missions and manage their workload efficiently, and to provide insight into ways to improve NYC government through accurate, consistent measurement and analysis of service deliveries Citywide. 311 allows customers to call one easy-to-remember number in order to receive information and access to NYC government services. All calls to 311 are answered by a live operator at any time. Immediate access to translation services in over 170 languages is available. The 311 Call Center most frequently receives calls about: Recycling schedule and requests about information, missed garbage collection complaints, Alternate Street Parking rules, noise complaints, blocked driveway complaints, CFC/freon pickup requests, landlord-related complaints and information about health insurance options 311 also provides scheduling for Department of Buildings Plan Examinations, and is able to offer information relating to recreation centers, public pools, golf courses and other facilities in your area. Dial 311 in any borough of New York City. If you happen to be outside of New York City call (212) NEW-YORK. The TTY Number is (212) 504-4115. And, of course, callers should always call 911 in an emergency. The following is a list of phone numbers for other services that are frequently asked for by our readers. AIDS Helpline (800) TALK-HIV
Consumer Affairs (718) 286-2990
Legal Aid (718) 286-2450
County Clerk (Queens) (718) 298-0601
Legal Services for the Elderly (718) 286-1500
Air, Water, Sewer & Noise Complaints (NYC Public Advocate’s Office) (212) 669-7250
Crime Victims Board (718) 923-4325
Lottery (518) 388-3415
Crime Victims Hotline (866) 689-HELP (4357)
Marriage License Information (718) 286-2829
Day care programs in Queens (718) 523-6368
Mayor’s Volunteer Center (212) 788-7550
Dental Emergency Service (Weekends only) (718) 454-8344
Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (212) 788-2830
District Attorney’s Squad (Hot Line) (718) 286-6580
Medicaid (877) 472-8411
Domestic Violence (800) 621-HOPE
Medicare Questions / Reduced Fare Passes (800) 772-1213
Drug Abuse Treatment Information (OSAS) (800) 522-5353
Mentally Ill (212) 684-3264
E-Z Pass (866) 522-6080
Movies (718) 777-FILM
Environmental Protection (718) 286-2600
MTA Bus schedules (212) 878-7000
Estampillas de Comida - Español (877) 472-8411
Parking Violations Information (718) 422-7800
Food Stamps - English (877) 472-8411
Parks Information (718) 520-5900
Federal Information Center (800) 688-9889
Pest Control (718) 956-7103
Gas Emergency To contact Con Edison, (800) 752-6633 To contact National Grid, (800) 490-0045
Planned Parenthood (212) 274-7200
Gays and Lesbians Community Center To get referrals on gay and lesbian services, (212) 620-7310
Potholes (516) 279-5226
Alcoholics Anonymous (718) 520-5021 Alcoholism Services (212) 252-7022 or (800) 56 SOBER American Cancer Society 24-hour Hotline (800) ACS-2345. Battered/Abused Women (800) 621-HOPE Birth & Death Certificates (212) 788-4520
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Board of Elections (Queens) (718) 730-6730 Children’s Services (Emergency) (212) 966-8000 Child Abuse Hotline (800) 342-3720 Report Child Abuse (800) 342-3720 City Collector (212) 504-4080 City Sheriff (Queens County) (718) 298-7500 Civil Court (Queens County) (718) 262-7100 Community Board Information (718) 286-2900 Con Edison For electricity and to report electric problems, (800) 752-6633
Poison Control Center (212) 340-4494
Public Schools & Community School District Affairs (718) 935-2000
Special Investigations of Public Schools (718) 935-3910 Public Schools: Chancellor (212) 374- 5141 Public Schools: HS Equivalency (GED) (212) 673-8254 Queens District Attorney (718) 286-6000 Queensboro Council for Social Welfare (718) 468-8025 Queens Public Library (718) 990-0700 Queens Women’s Network (718) 657-6200 Real Estate Property Tax (212) 504-4080 Sanitation Action Line (212) 219-8090 Sexual Assault (718) 286-6604 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (800) 227-8922. Social Security (800) 772-1213 Suicide Prevention (212) 532-2400 Street Lights (Con Edison) (212) 460-4600 Tax Payers Assistance Unit (212) 504-4080 Taxi Commission (Queens) (718) 391-5500 Telephone Books (800) 888-8448. Towed Cars (212) TOW-AWAY Traffic Lights 311 Travel Information (718) 330-1234 Veterans’ Information (212) 807-3174 Youth Line Hotline (800) 246-4646
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he Queens Almanac informs and updates our readers on the essentials of our borough. With interesting facts and information, the following is a compilation from the Queens Chamber of Commerce and other sources on the basic facts of Queens.
AREA:
Physically located on Long Island, Queens' land area is 112.1 square miles (71,780 acres), 34.8 percent of the city's area and is the largest borough of New York City.
ASSESSED VALUATION: 2000-2001 assessed valuation was $14.4 billion for ordinary (commercial, residential and industrial) properties and $1.6 billion for utility and special franchise properties.
AVIATION: John F. Kennedy International Airport (4,930 acres) and LaGuardia Airport (680 acres) provide more than 329,000 direct and indirect jobs and contribute $41 billion in economic activity, making aviation one of the borough's top industries. In the last yearto-date summary from the Port Authority, compiled in November 2009, there were a total of 42,195,265 passengers at JFK and 20,247,606 at LaGuardia.
BANKS: More than 560 bank branches are located in Queens, with many different changing hands and renaming during the last year.
BRIDGES: Throgs Neck and Bronx-Whitestone bridges connect with the Bronx; Hell Gate Bridge carries New York Connecting Railroad to the Bronx via Wards and Randalls Islands; Triborough Bridge connects with Bronx and
Manhattan; Roosevelt Island Bridge connects Long Island City and Roosevelt Island; Queensboro Bridge to 59th Street, Manhattan; Greenpoint Avenue, Kosciusko, Meeker Avenue and Pulaski bridges connect Long Island City and Brooklyn; Grand Avenue Bridge from Maspeth to Brooklyn; Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge links the Rockaways with Brooklyn; Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge connects the Rockaways with Broad Channel; Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge connects Howard Beach to Broad Channel; Hook Creek Bridge to Nassau County.
BJ' WHOLESALE CLUB OPENED ITS LATEST VENTURE IN QUEENS - THIS TIME AT SKY VIEW CENTER IN FLUSHING - THIS WEEK. THE STORE WILL CELEBRATE ITS GRAND OPENING JAN. 30.
EDUCATION: There are 308 public schools and 224 private schools in the borough, which educate more than 300,000 children. Also, there are more than a dozen colleges and universities with campuses in Queens, with a total enrollment of more than 65,000 students.
ELECTRICITY: Con Edison provides electricity to 2.3 million residents with 6,995 miles of overhead wire and 24,795 miles of underground cable in 108 square miles of service areas in all of Queens except for the Rockaways, where 23,718 meters are served by Long Island Power Authority.
GAS:
34.6 miles of parkways include Grand Central, Jackie Robinson (formerly Interboro) and Belt Parkways (comprised of Cross Island, Laurelton, Shore and Southern Parkways). 41.1 miles of interstate highways include Brooklyn-Queens, Clearview, Long Island, Nassau, Van Wyck and Whitestone Expressways.
HOMES: Queens is the city's "home-owner borough" with 42.8 percent owning their own house, according to figures from the 2000 Census. As of 2008, the borough is home to 840,775 housing units.
HOSPITALS: Queens is home to more than 20 medical facilities and two psychiatric hospitals.
LIBRARIES: J O E L G R E Y TA K E S T H E S TA G E AT T H E QUEENSBOROUGH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, ONE OF THE PREMIER ARTS DESTINATIONS IN THE BOROUGH.
The Queens Borough Public Library, with a central library in Jamaica and 62 branches borough wide, hosted 15 million visitors in fiscal year 2009. The library system put on
28,000 programs, answered 12.5 million reference questions, signed on 101,000 new borrowers and circulated 23 million items in the last fiscal year.
PARKS: New York City parks total more than 28,000 acres, with 614 ball fields and 991 playgrounds. Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens ranks as the third largest city park with 1,255 acres.
POPULATION: Census data estimated Queens had a population of 2,293,007 in 2008.
RAILROADS: Over 700 miles of Long Island Rail Road tracks with 124 stations in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Nassau and Suffolk, and 26 stations in Queens. New York Connecting Railroad freight and passenger branches link Queens and Long Island to the North American mainland, via Hell Gate Bridge. Sunnyside Yards provides storage for Amtrak and New Jersey Transit.
TUNNELS: Queens-Midtown Tunnel connects to 38th Street, Manhattan. Also linking Queens to Manhattan are four Long Island Rail Road tunnels to 34th Street (Penn Station) and subway tunnels to 42nd Street, 53rd Street, 60th Street and 63rd Street.
WATER SUPPLY: New York City's water supply comes from reservoirs in the Catskill Mountains. A number of city-owned wells supplement the supply in southeast Queens.
WATERFRONT: Queens has 196 miles of waterfront on Little Neck Bay, the East River, Flushing Bay, Newtown Creek, Jamaica Bay, Head of Bay Basin, Hook Creek and the Atlantic Ocean. There are nearly 10 miles of beaches in the Rockaways.
RELIGION: With more than 1,500 places of worship listed at QueensChurches.org, Queens is home to 109 Baptist churches, 102 Catholic churches, 57 Lutheran churches, according to its listings. It is also home to about 96 synagogues, more than 36 Hindu temples, 19 mosques and 12 Buddhist temples.
MUSEUMS Over 20 major art, science, cultural and historical museums are located in Queens, including the Queens Museum of Art, the New York Hall of Science, the Queens Zoo and the Queens Botanical Garden.
TRANSIT: In New York City there are 2,058 route miles of train track, 2,967 route miles of bus lines, and 734 rail and subway stations. According to the MTA, the average daily ridership for the subways and buses is 5,790,287.
BOROUGH PRESIDENT HELEN MARSHALL IS SWORN IN FOR HER THIRD TERM JAN. 26 BY DA RICHARD BROWN AS HER HUSBAND, DONALD, LOOKS ON.
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Con Edison provides gas through 808 miles of mains to about 200,000 meters in sections of Queens serving 200,110 residents. In other areas, including the Rockaways, National Grid furnishes gas to 362,653 meters through 1,442 miles of mains.
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Counting On Queens
How We Grew...
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1790 ............................ 6,159 1800 ............................ 6,642 1810 ............................ 7,444 1820 ............................ 8,246 1830 ............................ 9,049 1840 .......................... 14,480 1850 .......................... 18,593 1860 .......................... 32,903 1870 .......................... 45,468 1880 .......................... 56,559 1890 .......................... 87,050
CENSUS STATS he 2000 Census provides Queens residents, businessmen and politicians with lots of useful information, including how many different ethnicities live in Queens, how many children and seniors live here, mean income and more.
For statistics about Queens, visit the Census Web site at www.census.gov and click the American FactFinder for the 2000 figures. You can even type in your home address to see detailed statistics about your neighborhood.
Population (2008 Estimate)...................................... 2,293,007
Men, Women and Age Males per 100 females
Percent of total population
Geographic area
Total population (2006 Estimate)
Queens County 2,278,482
Under 18 to 18 24 years years 21.7
8.8
25 to 44 years 30.4
65 45 to years 64 and years over 25.8
13.3
Median All age (years) ages
18 years and over
38.1
94.3 91.7
Percentage Non-family household
Average population per-
Queens At Home Percentage Family Houses Type of Family
Geographic area
Household living alone
Female houseWith holder, own children Married no Total under couple husband households total 18 years family present Total Total
Queens County 835,681
68
29.4
45.6
15.9
32
65 years and House over hold Family
26.4 9.5
2.91 3.54
Multi-Cultural Queens
Fitting In To Housing OCCUPANCY STATUS Number Percent Total housing units 835,681 100.0 Occupied housing units ............. 774,793 ........................ 92.7 Vacant housing units ................. 60,888 ........................ 7.3
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Occupied housing units .......... 774,793 ........................ 100.0 Owner-occupied housing units ... 361,148 ........................ 46.6 Renter-occupied housing units .. 413,645 ........................ 53.4
Vacancy Status
Vacant housing units ................ 34,586 ........................ 100.0 10,534 .......................................... 30.5 ........................ For sale only Rented or sold, not occupied ....... 3,251 ........................ 9.4 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4,574 ........................ 13.2 For migratory workers ....................... 18 ........................ 0.1 Other vacant ............................. 11,904 ........................ 34.4
For rent 4,305 12.4
School Enrollment Population 3 years and over enrolled in school ............. 556,441 ...................... 100.0 Nursery school, preschool ............................................. 33,334 ........................... 6.0 Kindergarten ................................................................ 26,488 ........................... 4.8 Elementary school (grades 1-8) .................................... 211,732 ........................ 38.1 High school (grades 9-12) ............................................. 120,422 ........................ 21.6 College or graduate school ........................................... 164,435 ........................ 29.6
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and over ................................. 1,579,499 Less than 9th grade ...................................................... 167,067 9th to 12th grade, no diploma ....................................... 154,613 High school graduate (includes equivalency) .................. 479,183 Some college, no degree ............................................... 221,789 Associate degree ........................................................... 109,167 Bachelor’s degree .......................................................... 291,749 Graduate or professional degree .................................... 155,931 Percent high school graduate or higher ............................... 79.6 Percent bachelor’s degree or higher .................................... 28.3
..................... 100.0 ....................... 10.6 ........................ 9.8 ....................... 30.3 ....................... 14.0 ........................ 6.9 ....................... 18.5 ........................ 9.4 ......................... (X) ......................... (X)
Marital Status Population 15 years and over ................................. 1,870,055 Never married ............................................................... 654,598 Now married, except separated ..................................... 880,039 Separated ....................................................................... 59,073 Widowed ....................................................................... 128,014 Female ..................................................................... 105,705 Divorced ........................................................................ 148,331 Female ....................................................................... 93.946
....................... 100.0 ......................... 35.0 ......................... 47.0 ........................... 3.1 ........................... 6.8 ........................... 5.6 .......................... 7.9 ........................... 5.0
Grandparents As Caregivers Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years .............................. 70,836 .................... 100.0 Grandparent responsible for grandchildren ....................... 15,860 ...................... 22.4 –Census figures from the U.S. Census website, www.census.gov.
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Number Percent Total population (2000) ........................................... 2,229,379 .................... 100.0 One race ..................................................................... 2,093,209 ....................... 93.9 White ............................................................................. 732,895 ....................... 32.9 Black or African American .............................................. 446,189 ....................... 20.0 American Indian and Alaska Native .................................. 11,077 ........................ 0.5 Asian ............................................................................. 391,500 ....................... 17.6 Asian Indian .................................................................. 109,114 ........................ 4.9 Chinese .......................................................................... 139,820 ........................ 6.3 Filipino ............................................................................ 30,520 ........................ 1.4 Japanese ........................................................................... 5,103 ........................ 0.2 Korean ............................................................................ 62,130 ........................ 2.8 Vietnamese ....................................................................... 3,268 ........................ 0.1 Other Asian OR 2+ categories .......................................... 41,545 ........................ 1.9 Two or more Asian categories ............................................ 1,331 ........................ 0.1 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander ........................ 8,818 ........................ 0.0 Native Hawaiian ................................................................... 195 ........................ 0.0 Samoan ................................................................................ 172 ........................ 0.0 Guamanian or Chamorro ....................................................... 314 ........................ 0.0 Other Pacific Islander or 2+ categories ................................. 650 ........................ 0.0 Some other race ............................................................ 260,387 ....................... 11.7 Two or more races .......................................................... 136,170 ........................ 6.1 Hispanic or Latino (of any race) ...................................... 556,605 ....................... 25.0 Mexican ........................................................................... 55,481 ........................ 2.5 Puerto Rican .................................................................. 108,661 ........................ 4.9 Cuban ............................................................................. 12,793 ........................ 0.6 Other Hispanic or Latino ................................................. 379,670 ....................... 17.0 Some other race ............................................................ 260,387 ....................... 11.7 Two or more races .......................................................... 136,170 ........................ 6.1
1900 ........................ 152,999 1910 ........................ 284,041 1920 ........................ 469,042 1930 ..................... 1,079,129 1940 ..................... 1,297,634 1950 ..................... 1,550,849 1960 ..................... 1,809,578 1970 ..................... 1,986,473 1980 ..................... 1,891,325 1990 ..................... 1,951,598 2000 ..................... 2,229,379
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Queens On The Web schools, as well as new education policies and school programs that have been implemented. An Annual School Report Card link is offered, which rates a school based on: Safety, number of students in each class, and standardized test results.
Religious Links queenschurches.org
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Locate all houses of worship in the borough, including many of the major religions practiced within this diverse community.
At our Web site, not only can you find our weekly newspapers, but also a number of other services. We also have all of our glossy monthly guide editions (like this one), which is located at the right hand side of the page. A resource section directs you to where you can locate the guides. Here you can find a plethora of information from government officials, immigrant services, restaurant reviews, art museums plus much, much more.
Not all schools have their own Web site. But those that do certainly try to show off the accomplishments of the students and staff, some of the best places to learn are in Queens.
New York City nyc.gov The Internet hub for all things New York City, provides links to city departments such as the City Council, senior programs, parks, and the NYPD. It's a great way to find all elected officials and current press releases. This site also provides links to different hospital networks.
Queens Borough President queensbp.org Borough President Helen Marshall's Web site provides information to many different programs and events in Queens. And has important emergency information for all parts of the borough.
Queens District Attorney queensda.org Provides updates on the major court cases happening in the borough, as well as vital information about the Queens Court system. This site has job listings and paralegal opportunities with DA Richard Brown's office.
Queens Chamber of Commerce queenschamber.org
Queens Library queenslibrary.org An abundance of resources about Queens can quickly be at your fingertips; including the library system, career services, library branch locations, and access to personal accounts. More than books, this library system is a resourceful and fundamental Queens public service.
Queens Economic Development Corporation queensny.org A non-profit organization that includes many notable business and community leaders in Queens can be easily researched. The site also provides broader access to economic opportunities for all Queens residents.
Dept. of Education nycenet.edu Offers a detailed list of all Queens'
High Schools
August Martin H.S.: augustmartinhighschool.com Benjamin N. Cardozo H.S.: cardozohigh.com Far Rockaway H.S.: schools.nycenet.edu/ region5/rockaway Forest Hills H.S.: fhhsweb.org Francis Lewis H.S.: francislewishs.org Jamaica H.S.: jamaicahighschool.org Martin Luther H.S.: martinluthernyc.org Martin Van Buren H.S.: mvbhs.com Robert F. Kennedy Community H.S.: rfkschools.org Townsend Harris H.S.: thhs.qc.edu Queens Vocational and Technical H.S: qvths.net
Colleges From adult education to continuing straight from high school, the fine colleges and universities of this borough are well represented on the Web. Check out their sites if you want to take a step ahead in your career-or if you simply want to see what Queens kids are up to these days. CUNY Law School: law.cuny.edu Devry Institute of Technology: ny.devry.edu LaGuardia Community College: lagcc.cuny.edu Lander College For Men: touro.edu/ landercollege Plaza College: plazacollege.edu Queens College: qc.edu Queensborough Community College: qcc.cuny.edu St. John's University: stjohns.edu Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology: vaughn.edu York College: york.cuny.edu
Hospitals Most of the borough's hospitals are well represented on the Web. Learn about what services are offered, how to make appointments and where to call for help by checking out some of these sites. Elmhurst Hospital: nyc.gov/html/hhc/qhn/html/ehc.html Forest Hills Hospital: northshorelij.com/ foresthillshospital Flushing Hospital: flushinghospital.org Holliswood Hospital: holliswoodhospital.com Jamaica Hospital Medical Center: jamaicahospital.org Long Island Jewish Medical Center: lij.edu Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens: mshq.org New York Foundling Hospital: nyfoundling.org New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens: nyhq.org Queens Hospital Center: nyc.gov/html/hhc/ qhn/html/qhc.html Schneider Children's Hospital:
THE QUEENS TRIBUNE WEB SITE HAS A NEW FEATURE THAT ALLOWS VIEWERS TO DOWNLOAD A FULL COPY OF THE CURRENT WEEK'S NEWSPAPER. schneiderchildrenshospital.org St. John's Episcopal Hospital: ehs.org/ stjohnshospital
Community Boards queenscb.org Slowly but surely, community boards are beginning to make their way onto the information superhighway by providing agendas and enabling comments from the community. The borough made it a whole lot easier this year by creating a manageable site for each board. So voice your opinion on these ever growing web-boards. Community Board 2: cb2queens.org Community Board 3: cb3qn.nyc.gov Community Board 4: nyc.gov/html/qnscb4 Community Board 6: queenscb6.org Community Board 8: queenscb8.org Community Board 9: nyc.gov/html/qnscb9 Community Board 11: nyc.gov/html/qnscb11 Community Board 13: cb13q.org
Museums The arts in Queens are plentiful - and though we can't list all of the sites to visit, check these out, from some of the most notable institutions in Queens. Fisher Landau Center for Art: flcart.org Isamu Noguchi Museum: noguchi.org King Manor Museum: kingmanor.org Museum for African Art: africanart.org Museum of the Moving Image: movingimage.us New York Hall of Science: nyhallsci.org P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center: ps1.org Queens Museum of Art: queensmuseum.org Queens County Farm Museum: queensfarm.org Sculpture Center in Long Island City: sculpture-center.org Socrates Sculpture Park: socratessculpturepark.org
Shopping Need shoes? How about the latest DVD release? Find out what's on sale in stores at your local malls and shopping centers. Bay Terrace Shopping Center: bayterrace.com Flushing Mall: 888flushingmall.com Queens Center Mall: shopqueenscenter.com The Shops at Atlas Park: theshopsatatlaspark.com
Recreation From the biggest parks to Shea Stadium
THE OFFICIAL NEW YORK CITY WEB SITE I S A M U S T-HAV E B O O K M A R K I N ANYBODY'S BROWSER. to the U.S. Tennis Center, learn all about what the borough has to offer for recreation by visiting the following Web sites. Alley Pond Park: alleypond.com Aqueduct: nyra.com/aqueduct Queens City Parks: nycgovparks.org New York Mets: nymets.com Queens Botanical Garden: queensbotanical.org Queens Theatre in the Park: queenstheatre.org Queens Zoo: queenszoo.com USTA National Tennis Center: usta.com
Local Blogs From Flushing to Far Rockaway, community members are voicing their opinions across the blogosphere. Check out these sites for the tech age equivalent of chatting with your neighbors. Astoria Blog: astorians.com Eatery Row: eateryrow.com Foodista NYC: foodistanyc.com Ins&Outs: licmagazine.com Jamaica311: jamaica311.com Jackson Heights Blog: Jacksonheightsblog.com Jackson Heights Life: jacksonheightslife.com Joey in Astoria: astorianyc.blogspot.com John's Queens: queens.about.com liQcity: liqcity.com LICNYC: licnyc.com Local718 Queens Blog: local718queens.com Lost in the Ozone: davidmquintana.blogspot.com QNote: theqnote.com Queens West: queenswest.com Outer B: outerb.com Sunnyside Post: sunnysidepost.com Why Leave Astoria: whyleaveastoria.com
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Queens Elected Officials
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CITY COUNCIL The Manhattan offices of all City Councilmembers are located at 250 Broadway.
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DANIEL HALLORAN (19th District) (718) 631-6703 166-08 24th Rd. Whitestone, NY 11357 dhalloran@council.nyc.gov
PETER KOO (20th District) (718) 888-8747 135-27 38th Ave., Suite 388 Flushing, NY 11354 pkoo@council.nyc.gov
PETER VALLONE, JR. (22nd District) (212) 788-6963; (718) 274-4500 22-45 31 St. Astoria, NY 11105 pvallonejr@council.nyc.gov
MARK WEPRIN (23rd District) (718) 468-0137 73-03 Bell Blvd. Oakland Gardens, NY 11364 mweprin@council.nyc.gov
JAMES GENNARO (24th District) (718) 217-4969 185-10 Union Tpke. Fresh Meadows, NY 11366 jgennaro@council.nyc.gov
DANIEL DROMM (25th District) (212) 788-7066; (718) 803-6373 37-32 75th St. Jackson Heights, NY 11372 ddromm@council.nyc.gov
JAMES VAN BRAMER (26th District) (718) 383-9566 47-01 Queens Blvd. Sunnyside, NY 11104 jvanbramer@council.nyc.gov
LEROY COMRIE (27th District) (212) 788-7084; (718) 776-3700 113-43 Farmers Blvd. St. Albans, NY 11412 comrie@council.nyc.gov
THOMAS WHITE JR. (28th District) (212) 788-6850; (718) 843-2735 145-40 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park, NY 11436 twhite@council.nyc.gov
KAREN KOSLOWITZ (29th District) (212) 788-6981; (718) 544-8800 118-35 Queens Blvd., 17th Floor Forest Hills, NY 11375 koslowitz@council.nyc.gov
ELIZABETH CROWLEY (30th District) (212) 788-7381; (718) 366-3900 64-77 Dry Harbor Rd. Middle Village, NY 11379 ecrowley@council.nyc.gov
JAMES SANDERS (31st District) (212) 788-4402; (718) 527-4356 234-26A Merrick Blvd. Laurelton, NY 11422 (718) 471-7014 jsanders@council.nyc.gov
ERIC ULRICH (32nd District) (718) 738-1083 93-06 101st Ave. Ozone Park, NY 11416 eulrich@council.nyc.gov
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JULISSA FERRERAS (21st District) (212) 788-6862; (718) 651-1917 32-33A Junction Blvd, East Elmhurst, NY 11369 jferreras@council.nyc.gov
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Queens Elected Officials NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY (BY DISTRICT)
Grace Meng (22nd Dist.)
136-20 38th Ave., Suite 10A Flushing, NY 11354 (718) 939-0195 mengg@assembly.state.ny.us
Audrey Pheffer (23rd Dist.) 108-14 Crossbay Blvd. Ozone Park, NY 11417 (718) 641-8755 90-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd. Rockaway Beach, NY 11693 (718) 945-9550 pheffea@assembly.state.ny.us
Vacant (24th Dist.)
A special election will be held Feb. 9 to fill this vacancy
Rory Lancman (25th Dist.)
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159-16 Union Tpke., Suite 210, Hillcrest, NY 11366 (718) 820-0241 lancmar@assembly.state.ny.us
Ann-Margaret Carrozza (26th Dist)
213-33 39th Ave. Bayside, NY 11361 (718) 357-3588 carroza@assembly.state.ny.us
Andrew Hevesi (28th Dist.)
70-50 Austin St., Suite 110 Forest Hills NY 11375 (718) 263-5595 hevesia@assembly.state.ny.us
William Scarborough (29th Dist.)
129-32A Merrick Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11434 (718) 723-5412 scarbow@assembly.state.ny.us
Margaret Markey (30th Dist.)
55-19 69th St. Maspeth, NY 11378 (718) 651-3185 markeym@assembly.state.ny.us
Michele Titus (31st Dist.)
131-17 Rockaway Blvd. South Ozone Park, NY 11420 (718) 322-4958 titusm@assembly.state.ny.us
Vivian Cook (32nd Dist.)
142-15 Rockaway Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11436 (718) 322-3975 cookv@assembly.state.ny.us
Nettie Mayersohn (27th Dist.) Barbara Clark (33rd Dist.) 159-06 71st Ave. Flushing, NY 11365 (718) 969-1508 mayersn@assembly.state.ny.us
97-01 Springfield Blvd. Queens Village, NY 11429 (718) 479-2333 clarkb@assembly.state.ny.us
Michael DenDekker (34th Dist.) 33-46 92nd St., Suite 1W Jackson Heights, NY 11372 (718) 457-0384 dendekm@assembly.state.ny.us
Jeffrion Aubry (35th Dist.)
98-09 Northern Blvd. Corona, NY 11368 (718) 457-3615 aubryj@assembly.state.ny.us
Mike Gianaris (36th Dist.) 21-77 31st St., Suite 107 Astoria, NY 11105 (718) 545-3889 gianarm@assembly.state.ny.us
Catherine Nolan (37th Dist.) 41-02 Queens Blvd. Sunnyside, NY 11104 (718) 784-3194 61-08 Linden St. Ridgewood, NY 11385 (718) 456-9492 nolanc@assembly.state.ny.us
Michael Miller (38th Dist.)
83-91 Woodhaven Blvd., Woodhaven, NY 11421 (718) 805-0950 millerm@assembly.state.ny.us
Jose Peralta (39th Dist.) 82-11 37th Ave., Suite709A Jackson Heights, NY 11372 (718) 458-5367 peraltj@assembly.state.ny.us
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Shirley Huntley (10th Dist.) 161-10 Jamaica Ave., Suite 504 Jamaica, NY 11432 (718) 523-3069 shuntley@senate.state.ny.us
George Onorato (12th Dist.) 28-11 Astoria Blvd., Astoria, NY 11102 (718) 545-9706 onorato@senate.state.ny.us
Malcolm A. Smith (14th Dist.) 205-19 Linden Blvd., St. Albans, NY 11412 (718) 528-4290 masmith@senate.state.ny.us
Frank Padavan (11th Dist.) 89-39 Gettysburg St., Bellerose, NY 11426 (718) 343-0255 padavan@senate.state.ny.us
Hiram Monserrate (13th Dist.) 32-37 Junction Blvd., East Elmhurst, NY 11369 (718) 205-3881 monserra@senate.state.ny.us
Joe Addabbo Jr. (15th Dist.) 159-53 102nd St. Howard Beach, NY 11414 (718) 738-1111 addabbo@senate.state.ny.us
Senate Districts
Toby Stavisky (16th Dist.) 144-36 Willets Point Blvd., Flushing, NY 11357 (718) 445-0004 stavisky@senate.state.ny.us
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NEW YORK STATE
David Paterson governor
Tom DiNapoli state comptroller
633 Third Ave., 38th Fl. New York, NY 10017 (212) 681-4580
633 Third Ave., 31st Fl. New York, NY 10017 (212) 681-4489
Andrew Cuomo state attorney general 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271 (212) 416-8000
NEW YORK CITY
Mike Bloomberg mayor City Hall New York, NY 10007 (212) 788-9600
John Liu city comptroller 1 Centre St., Rm 530 South, New York, NY 10007 (212) 669-3500
QUEENS
Bill de Blasio public advocate 1 Centre St., 15th Floor, New York, NY 10007 (212) 669-7200
Helen Marshall, borough president 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11424 (718) 286-3000 info@queensbp.org
Richard Brown, district attorney 125-01 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415 (718) 286-6000 krryan@queensda.org
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Barack Obama Barack Obama, president 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20500 (202) 456-1414 president@whitehouse.gov
Joe Biden Joe Biden, vice president Old Exec. Office Building, Washington, DC 20501 (202) 456-1414 vice.president@whitehouse.gov
Gary Ackerman (5th Dist.) 218-14 Northern Blvd., Suite 204 Bayside, NY 11361 (718) 423-2154 gary_ackerman@mail.house.gov
Ackerman Gregory Meeks (6th Dist.) 153-01 Jamaica Ave., Suite 204, Jamaica, NY 11432 (718) 725-6000 congmeeks@mail.house.gov
UNITED STATES SENATE
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Joe Crowley (7th Dist.) 74-09 37th Ave., Suite 306-B, Jackson Heights, NY 11372 (718) 779-1400 write2joecrowley@mail.house.gov
Crowley
Anthony Weiner (9th Dist.) 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd., Suite 5000 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 (718) 520-9001 weiner@mail.house.gov Weiner
Kristen Gillibrand Kristen Gillibrand 780 Third Ave., Suite 2601 New York, NY 10017 (212) 688-6262 senator@gillibrand.senate.gov
Charles Schumer Nydia Velazquez (12th Dist.) 266 Broadway, Suite 201 Brooklyn, NY 11211 (718) 599-3658 nydia.velazquez@mail.house.gov
Charles Schumer 757 Third Ave., Room 1702, New York, NY 10017 (212) 486-4430 senator@schumer.senate.gov Velazquez
Carolyn Maloney (14th Dist.) 28-11 Astoria Blvd., Astoria, NY 11102 (718) 932-1804 rep.carolyn.maloney@mail.house.gov Maloney
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GOVERNMENT
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Congressman GARY ACKERMAN Paid For By Ackerman For Congress, Bob Barnett, Treasurer
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here are 14 community boards in Queens, coordinated by Deputy Borough President Barry Grodenchik. The boards act as liaisons between Queens citizens and the municipal agencies that serve them. Each board has up to 50 non-paid members who meet once a month to discuss community issues. All members are appointed by the Queens Borough President, with half of them nominated by City Council members. At presstime, Borough President Helen Marshall was scheduled to appoint new board members in April, so changes will be made to the following lists of members. All Census figures were compiled by the New York Department of City Planning. A reference map with all of the borough’s Board numbers is shown below, with unlabeled locator maps next to each individual board.
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1990 188,549
2000 211,220
Change +12%
ETHNICITY (2000) Persons White 88,608 Black 21,581 Hispanic 57,692 Asian 27,399 American Indians 475 Other 15,465
Percent 41.9% 10.2% 27.8% 13% .2% 7.3%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Percent 19% 81%
Persons 40,115 171,105
Current Membership George Alexiou Gus Antonopoulos Edward P. Babor Juanita Brathwaite Ann Bruno Jean Marie D’Alleva Joanna D’Elia Dolores
DeCrescenzo Mary Demakos Vinicio Donato Salvatore Gagliardo Pauline Jannelli Frances Luhmann McDonald Prabir Mitra Kevin Mullarkey Stella Nicolaou
Norma Nieves-Blas Peter S. Pallos Linda Perno Robert C. Piazza Gus Prentzas Joseph John Risi Rodolfo Sarchese Michael Serao Dennis Syntilas Patrick Wehle Mannie Wilson
COMMUNITY BOARD 2
Cristina Borrero Emma Brandt Ann B. Brown Charles Castro Howard Dent Julian Diaz Vivian Dock Margaret Dozier Julian Ferreras Vasantrai M. Gandhi Darryl Hoss Norma Jimenez
Lorraine Kresse Stephen A. Kulhanek Grace Lawrence Marta E. LeBreton Yeon Chan Lee Ana Lopez Rafael Moreno Michael Anthony Nardiello III Alfonson Quiroz Joseph W. Ricevuto Leoncio Romero
Persons 25,351 17,765 97,182 22,861 355 5,569
Percent 15% 10.5% 57.5% 13.5% .2% 3.2%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Persons 40,077 129,006
Percent 24% 76%
Edmund Rosenbaum David Rosero Jimmy Smith Dudley Stewart Felix R. Suero Jorge E. Zamora Patrick Beckles Earlene Berry Mizanoor Biswas Shiv Dass Joyce Hucless-Julian Stanley Kalathara
(718) 760-3141 Fax: (718) 760-5971
LOUIS WALKER, Chairperson RICHARD ITALIANO, District Manager (Monthly meeting: 1st Tuesday)
POPULATION
1990 2000 Change POPULATION 94,845 109,920 +15.9% ETHNICITY (2000) Persons Percent White 33,877 30.8% Black 2,158 2% Hispanic 40,039 36.4% Asian 29,380 26.7% American Indians 184 .2% Other 4,282 3.8%
Andrew Anzalone Jean Carubia Barbara J. Coleman Stephen Cooper Lisa Ann Deller Anne M. Hart Marvin Jeffcoat Joseph Jerome Tom Kalamaras Ellen E. Kang Marie Konecko Sheila Lewandowsky Dominick Lippolis Gregory Matos Goksel Secilmis
Regina Shanley Al Volpe Theresa Mona Adams Alyson Baker Diane R. Ballek Aida Bartolome Kate P. Brennan Anna Thea Bridge Bernard Callegari Joseph Conley Emilia Crotty Thomas Casey Bessie Cassaro Mohammed Z. Choudhury Jewel
Mary English Richard Gundlach Rita Manton Donald M. McCallian Gertrude McDonald Taina Hernandez McShane Golam Mehraj Dorothy Raymond Morehead Patrick Murray Patrick A. O’Brien Lois Saldana Moitri Chowdhury Savard Sung David Shin Carol A. Terrano Robert Wilkanowski
Andrew S. Kim Martin H. Maier Lisa Mesulam Ortner Vernon Murray Arturo Ignacio Sanchez Mary Sarro Arthur Teiler Hamlette E. Wallace Edwin Westley William M. Young
Elmhurst, Corona, Corona Heights 46-11 104th Street, Corona, NY 11368
JOSEPH CONLEY, Chairman, DEBBIE MARKELL-KLEINERT, District Manager (Monthly meeting: 1st Thursday)
Current Membership
Change +31.1%
COMMUNITY BOARD 4
(718) 533-8773 Fax: (718) 533-8777
Persons 20,789 89,131
2000 169,083
ETHNICITY(2000) White Black Hispanic Asian American Indians Other
Maspeth, Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City 43-22 50th Street, Woodside, NY 11377
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
1990 128,924
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Astoria, Old Astoria, L.I.C., Queensbridge, Ditmars, Ravenswood, Steinway, Garden Bay, Woodside 36-01 35th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11106
Jaroslaw Kril Antonio Meloni Mary B. O’Hara Rose Marie Poveromo Thomas J. Ryan John A. Scourakis Aravella Simotas George Stamatiades Judy Trilivas John P. Ziedonis
Jackson Heights, North Corona, East Elmhurst 82-11 37th Ave., Suite 606, Jackson Heights, NY 11372
POPULATION
COMMUNITY BOARD 1
Rose Anne Alafogiannis Daniel Aliberti Joan Asselin Jose Batista Gerald Caliendo John Carusone Demetrios K. Demetrios Elizabeth Erion Anthony J. Gigantiello Joseph Guarino Richard Khuzami
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Percent 19% 81%
1990 137,023
2000 167,005
Change +21.9%
ETHNICITY(2000) Persons White 17,540 Black 11,465 Hispanic 83,038 Asian 49,656 American Indians 386 Other 4,920
Percent 10.5% 6.9% 49.7% 29.7% .2% 2.9%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Percent 23% 77%
Persons 38,770 128,235
Current Membership Anthony Caminiti Priscilla Carrow Ann M. Coyne Loraine Donohue Carmen Enriquez-Luciano Beth Anna M. Ferguson Diego Freire Roseanne Geiger Emma L. Hernandez Sheikh N. Javed Helene Landaverde Miriam Levenson
Myrna Littlewort Luis Enrique Lugo Peter Manganaro Gurdip Singh Narula Kenneth L. Nugai Albert Perna Lucy A. Schilero Peter Vekiarelis Louis E. Walker Jackie A. Williams Stephen Castro Ashley E. Cooper
Judith D’Andrea Joseph DiMartino Audrey M. Galligen Maria Lourdes Garcia Carmela George James Lisa Salvatore Lombardo Rovenia McGowan Thomas McKenzie Ann Melchiorre Anthony R. Moreno Melvin Paul Morgan
Edgar Moya Georgina A. Oliver Alir’O Orduna Nicholas J. Pennachio Nicholas Pennetti Ann Pfoser Darby Robert A. Rothchild Clara M. Salas Gigi T. Salvador Patricia Terranova
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COMMUNITY BOARD 7
Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village, Maspeth, South Elmhurst 61-23 Myrtle Avenue, Glendale, NY 11385
Flushing, College Point, Whitestone, Bay Terrace, Malba, Beechhurst, Bayside, Queensboro Hill, Willets Pt. 133-32 41st Rd., Suite 3B, Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 366-1834 Fax: (718) 417-5799
(718) 359-2800 Fax: (718) 463-3891
VINCENT ARCURI, JR., Chairperson GARY GIORDANO, District Manager (Monthly meeting: 2nd Wednesday)
EUGENE KELTY JR., Chairperson MARILYN BITTERMAN, District Manager (Monthly meetings: 2nd, and 4th Monday) 2000 165,911
Change +11.3%
ETHNICITY(2000) Persons White 103,128 Black 1,651 Hispanic 46,733 Asian 10,507 American Indians 148 Other 744
Percent 62.2% 1% 28.2% 6.3% .1% .4%
Persons 38,173 127,738
Percent 23% 77%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Miriam Mucchi Margaret O’Kane Michael P. O’Kane Michael Porcelli Roseann Rosado Thomas Rossi Vincent Arcuri, Jr. Walter E. Clayton, Jr. Peter S. Comber Daniel Creighton Venera Lucy Dolce Brian Dooley
Jerome F. Drake Steven Fiedler Ann T. Griffin Fred T. Haller, III Michael J. Hetzer Robert F. Holden Richard A. Huber Paul Kerzner John J. Killcommons Robert Kozlowski Michael LoCascio Antoinette Maggio
Persons 100,231 6,874 40,976 87,450 313 7,108
Percent 41.3% 2.8% 16.9% 36% .1% 3%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Persons 47,815 195,137
Percent 20% 80%
Charles Apelian John Barone Arthur Barragan Eugene Brennan John Henry Byas Arthur Cheliotes Michael Seung Chiew Rocco F. D’Erasmo Fred Fu Pablo Hernandez Adrian Joyce Eugene Kelty, Jr.
Katherine Masi Sylvia Nappi Donald Passantino Theodore M. Renz Lee S. Rottenberg Walter H. Sanchez Connie Santos John F. Schell Lorraine Sciulli Zina V. Sisto Catherine A. Sumsky Mary Anna Zero
Esther G. Lee Robert A. LoPinto Nicholas J. Miglino Millicent C. O’Meally Warren Schreiber Hari Shukla Lynda Spielman Carlos C. Talisaysay Joel Thaler John Tsavalos Arnold Wagner Tyler D. Cassell
Forest Hills, Rego Park 73-05 Yellowstone Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Kew Gardens Hills, Utopia, Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest, Briarwood, Jamaica Hills, Jamaica Estates, Holliswood, Flushing South 197-15 Hillside Avenue, Hollis, NY 11423
(718) 263-9250 Fax: (718) 263-2211
(718) 264-7895 Fax: (718) 264-7910
JOSEPH HENNESSEY, Chairperson FRANK GULLUSCIO, District Manager (Monthly meeting: 4th Wednesday)
ALVIN WARSHAVIAK, Chairperson MARIE ADAM-OVIDE, District Manager (Monthly meeting: 2nd Wednesday)
1990 106,996
2000 115,967
Change +8.4%
ETHNICITY(2000) White Black Hispanic Asian American Indians Other
Persons 71,670 2,530 13,146 24,635 100 3,886
Percent 61.8% 2.2% 11.3% 21.2% .1% 3.4%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Persons 18,569 97,398
Percent 16% 84%
2000 146,594
David S. Schantz David Schneier Joyce H. Singerman Barbara J. Stuchinski Norman Tepper Susan Mae Wanderman Charles M. Zsebedics
Dilafroz Ahmed Richard Amron Jagir Singh Bains Allen J. Bennett Maurice Braithwaite Carolyn B. Brown Susan D. Cleary Kenneth Cohen II Maria L. DeInnocentiis Bernard Diamond Allen Eisenstein Carolann Foley
Kevin Forrestal Howard A. Fried James J. Gallagher Jr. Joshua Glikman Marc A. Haken Steven Konigsberg Mark J. Lefkof Martha Levine Tamara Osherov Simon Pelman Frances C. Peterson Charlton Rhee
Change +11%
ETHNICITY(2000) White Black Hispanic Asian American Indians Other
Persons 58,485 20,681 23,551 35,112 315 8,450
Percent 39.9% 14.1% 16.1% 24% .2% 5.8%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Persons 32,570 114,024
Percent 22% 78%
Current Membership
Current Membership Christopher Collett Ronnie Croce Gloria Ferreras Joseph Fox Steven Goldberg Alan Hackman Norman Leibowitz Rene Lobo Jack Medina Todd Reisman
1990 130,396
Jesse Rosenbaum Anna Sawchuk Seymour Schwartz Michael F. Sidell Harbachan Singh Norma K. Stegmaier Sylvia Weprin Patricia Dolan Florence Maggio Fisher Mary Maggio Fischer Robert I. Harris
Tamar Hirsch Janet Kramer Meshulam Lisker Frank Magri Agatha Michael Steven M. Sadofsky Annie Salvatore Martha Taylor Robert D. Van Pelt Alvin Warshaviak Jacob Weinberg Stanley Weinblatt Albert Willingham
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POPULATION
Miriam Rattner Lynn C. Schulman Robert Silver Alexander Yakubov Naomi B. Altman Elizabeth Anderson Diane C. Barton Miriam S. Berfas Heidi Chain Joann Ciorciari
Nicholas Genevieve Tweed Michael David Sais Marc P. Schiffman Joshua Sussman Joseph Sweeney Anthony Tomeo Peter Tu Ren-Jean Tze-Chen Linna Yu
Chin Hsiang Chiang Raymond Chen Arlene Fleishman Rose Giordano-Forkan Donald Kirchhofer Phil Konigsberg Peter Kwirth Frank C. Macchio Selma Moses Kim Ohanian Terence Y. Park Kris Ram
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Sam Bloom Gregory L. Carlson Norbert Chwat John A. Dereszawski Gail Gordon Nancy Grossman Cohen Joseph Hennessy Andrew Hollweck Nahum Kaziev Michael A. Mulvaney
Change +10.2%
ETHNICITY(2000) White Black Hispanic Asian American Indians Other
COMMUNITY BOARD 6
POPULATION
2000 242,952
Current Membership
Current Membership Aniello Arpino Manuel Caruana Robert Cermeli Patricia Crowley Dmytro Fedkowskyj Dorie Figliola Angela Giovanniello Patricia A. Grayson Fred W. Hoefferle John A. Maier Lydia E. Martinez Vernon McDermott Eileen Moloney
1990 221,763
POPULATION
GOVERNMENT
1990 149,126
POPULATION
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COMMUNITY BOARD 11 Bayside, Auburndale, Oakland Gardens, Little Neck, Douglaston, East Flushing, Hollis Hills 46-21 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck, NY 11362
Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Kew Gardens, Ozone Park, 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Room 310A, Kew Gardens, NY 11424,
(718) 286-2686 Fax: (718) 286-2685
(718) 225-1054 Fax: (718) 225-4514
STEVEN NEWMAN, Chairperson SUSAN SEINFIELD, District Manager (Monthly meeting: 1st Monday)
POPULATION
1990 112,624
2000 141,608
Change +26.3%
ETHNICITY(2000) White Black Hispanic Asian American Indians Other
Persons 40,156 9,753 50,628 23,074 991 17,006
Percent 28.4% 6.9% 35.8% 16.3% .7% 12%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Persons 37,079 104,529
Percent 26% 74%
Sylvia Hack Balbir Kaur Priscilla Levine Ivan Mrakovcic Iaboni Joseph Orazio Regina Santoro Joseph Todisco Akhtar Ali Rajinder Singh Bawa Vincent Evangelista John P. Carter
James Vincent Coccovillo Nick Comaianni Andrea Crawford Joan C. DeCamp Palo Dedvukaj Harjinder Singh Duggal Sam Esposito Susan Farrell Sylvia Hack Scott E. Jordan
Sherman Kane Kevin F. O’Leary Daniel Pollack Oueshram Rampershad Mohamad Safie Raghbir Singh J. Richard Smith Stephen Sofer Maria A. Thomson Marie A. Turley Naidoo Veerapen Clark Whitesett
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ETHNICITY(2000) White Black Hispanic Asian American Indians Other
Persons 70,210 2,289 10,357 30,804 86 3,378
Percent 60.3% 2% 8.9% 26.5% .1% 2.9%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Persons 23,132 93,272
Percent 20% 80%
Lana Bind Ocelia Claro JoAnn Ferrari Jack Fried Joan Garippa Roy Giusetti Zion Halili Joseph B. Hellmann Laura James Mohan Jethwani Eileen Kenny Susan Macinick
Janet McEneaney Melvyn Meer David D. Millet Victor G. Mimoni Allan Palzer Stephen Pivawer Andrew Rothman Mamie C. Smith Alex J. Yagudaev Edith Basom Daniel Berrios Edward C. Braunstein
Rose Bruno Robert Caloras James Colasante Paul DiBenedetto Edward G. Doster Henry Euler Mario E. Ferazzoli Lee Fiorino Bernard Harber Christine L. Haider Jerry Iannece George Karahalis
Gordon D. Keit Incha Kim Franklin T. Lloyd Eileen Miller Steven Newman Dennis Novick John Rosse Christina Scherer Gary Sekdorian Frank Skala Joseph A. Sollano Robert Speranza Stephen Tong
(718) 658-3308 Fax: (718) 739-6997 ADJOA ESINAM GZIFA Chairperson YVONNE REDDICK, District Manager (Monthly meeting: 3rd Wednesday)
1990 107,768
2000 127,274
Change +18.1%
POPULATION
1990 201,270
2000 223,602
Change +11.1%
ETHNICITY(2000) White Black Hispanic Asian American Indians Other
Persons 43,097 21,199 26,430 16,241 1,006 19,301
Percent 33.9% 16.7% 20.8% 12.8% .8% 15.2%
ETHNICITY(2000) White Black Hispanic Asian American Indians Other
Persons 4,837 161,530 30,728 11,009 1,059 14,439
Percent 2.2% 72.2% 13.7% 4.9% .5% 6.5%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Persons 31,319 95,895
Percent 25% 75%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Persons 61,130 162,472
Percent 27% 73%
Current Membership
Current Membership Pamela Baumann Ida M. Brasile Elizabeth Braton John D. Calcagnile Rose Mary CiullaFrisone Phyllis Ellison John Fazio Margaret Finnerty Donna Gilmartin Lalbachan Harricharran Elaine Holland
Carmela Malizia Sean McCabe Silvestro Pace Robert Ruffin George Russo David D. Singh Frank Singh Keith R. Singh Isabel VanPutten
Marguerite B. Barrett Tracy Bowes Jacqueline G. Boyce Manuel Caughman Mary Childs Ruth W. DuBerry Barbara Duncan Erica Ford Cheryl Wilson Greaves Thomas Greenaway Ellen Henry-James James Heyliger, II
Carol J. Hunt Herbert Huntley David B. Kayode Michelle E. Keller Margaret Kirkland Edward McKay Linda S. Mitchell Herlema Owens Kevin J. Riley Brian Simon Ruben Wills Benjamin Wright
Adrienne E. Adams Melvin L. Artis, Sr. Maylean BrownThompson Freddie Dill, Jr. Melvin I. Douglass Adjoa Gzifa Orville Hall Calvin Loyd Hewitt Celeste James Bilal Karriem Arthur E. Kents
John Arthur McRae Maurice Muir Angela Powell-Hammond Catalina Rhodes Bryan Riley Cardinal Sandiford Leslie Spigner Edith A. Thomas Yolonda Tompkins Carlene O.P. Thorbs Carlene Y. Thorbs Alvernon Williams Angela Augugliaro
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ELIZABETH BRATON, Chairperson KARYN PETERSEN, District Manager (Monthly meeting: 1st Thursday at 135-45 Lefferts Blvd.)
Romeo Hitlall Howard Kamph John Marus Joel A. Miele Jr. Dorothy Mithcell Joy Mariann Patron David M. Quintana Nellie Santiago Marilyn Vecchio Linda Walker Sarah Woodson Angela Antonino
Change +7.7%
Jamaica, South Jamaica, Hollis, St. Albans, South Ozone Park, Addisleigh Park, Springfield Gardens 90-28 161st Street, Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 843-4488 Fax: (718) 738-1184
Francis Adams Luis A. Amorim Giovanni Ariola John Bluemhe James Caruso Anthony Cosentino Frank Dardani Geoffrey T. Duldulao Mario Faulisi John Fazio Rosemarie Ferrara Peter Granickas
2000 116,404
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Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Lindenwood, Howard Beach, South Richmond Hill, Rockwood Park 115-01 Lefferts Boulevard South Ozone Park, NY 11420
POPULATION
1990 108,056
Current Membership
Current Membership Evelyn T. Barron Dulal Bhattachrjee Wallace Bock Latchman Budhni Thomas L. Chiofolo Sandra Datnarain Richard S. David Anton Dietrich Stephen G. Esposito Jan Fenster Ralph Gonzalez
POPULATION
GOVERNMENT
ANDREA CRAWFORD, Chairperson MARY ANN CAREY, District Manager (Monthly meeting: 2nd Tuesday)
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COMMUNITY BOARD 13
COMMUNITY BOARD 14
Queens Village, Glen Oaks, New Hyde Park, Bellerose, Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Rosedale, Floral Park, Springfield Gardens, Bellaire 219-41 Jamaica Avenue Queens Village, NY 11428
The Rockaways, Rockaway Pt, Breezy Pt, Roxbury, Neponsit, Belle Harbor, Rockaway Pk, Seaside, Broad Channel, Hammels, Sommerville, Edgemere, Rockaway Beach, Arverne, Bayswater, Wavecrest, Far Rockaway, Rockaway Beach. 19-31 Mott Avenue Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 464-9700 Fax: (718) 264-2739
(718) 471-7300 Fax: (718) 868-2657 DOLORES ORR, Chairperson JONATHAN GASKA, District Manager (Monthly meeting: 2nd Tuesday)
RICHARD HELLENBRECHT, Chairperson LAWRENCE MCCLEAN, District Manager (Monthly meeting: 4th Monday)
1990 100,596
POPULATION
POPULATION
1990 177,535
2000 196,284
Change +10.6%
ETHNICITY(2000) White Black Hispanic Asian American Indians Other
Persons 36,145 108,244 20,473 20,113 604 10,705
Percent 18.4% 55.1% 10.4% 10.2% .3% 5.5%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Persons 49,463 146,821
Percent 25% 75%
Lloyd Hicks Richard Lopez Kangela Moore Jonathan E. Raines Nagassar Ramgarib Anup Kumar Ramnauth Peter Richards Derrick Warmington Janie Williams Helene Zaro
Bryan J. Block Verdell N. Boncoeur Victor M. Carew Tanya Cruz Rose A. Daddario Bess DeBethay James Delaney Andrea Foy Michael Gordon James B. Gulston Richard Hellenbrecht Violet K. (Bonnie) Huie
Change +6.1%
ETHNICITY(2000) White Black Hispanic Asian American Indians Other
Persons 39,771 42,677 18,840 1,714 268 3,416
Percent 37.3% 40% 17.7% 1.6% .3% 3.2%
AGE (2000) Under 18 Years 18 Years & Over
Persons 30,497 76,189
Percent 29% 71%
Current Membership
Current Membership Isa Ali Avery Corey Bearak Matthew Chacko Bruno DeFranceschi James Delaney Charles Farruggia Seymour Finkelstein Jack Friedman Albert Greenblatt Anthony D. Greene Edward Harap Deborah Hardwick-Beaver
2000 106,686
Kingsley R. Jabouin Ruth Maxwell Susan Noreika Karen C. Queensborough William A. Riker Paul Rubenfeld Clifton W. Rutherford Swavan Jit Singh Sanu Thomas Jackie L. Wilson Gerald Wind
Antonino Amato Moshe Bain Louis T. Caucig Annette Lord Cohen Jeffrey L. Cohen Steve Cromity Gerald David Mordechai Dicker Kathleen Hart D. Brian Heffernan Henry Iori Miguel A. Jimenez
Felicia Johnson Sylvan C. Klein Peter J. Larkin Betty A. Leon Zandra Myers Ellen O’Reilly Dolores Orr Carl Querrard Richard Sirgiovanni Carol A. Trachtenberg Jose J. Velez Elancio R. Williams
Rachel Williams Shalom Becker Kelley Brooke Vincent S. Castellano Andrew Cholakis Stephen A. Cooper Harvey Gordon Herbert Gormley Martin J. Ingram Albeon Jackson Thomas M. Long John T. McCambridge
Hazeron Mohammed Aldean Moore Barbara J. Morris Daniel F. Mundy Glenda Nesmith Isaac Parsee Eugene Pasternak Mark “Boomie” Pinter Harvey Rudnick Eli Shapiro Elizabeth Sulik Thomas L. Tobin Michael Tubridy
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Queens Borough Hall
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ueens Borough Hall is located at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens at Union Turnpike near the interchange between the Grand Central Parkway, Jackie Robinson Parkway and Van Wyck Expressway adjacent to the Queens Criminal Courthouse. It is home to the offices of the Queens Borough President, the Queens offices of numerous city agencies and some court space. Previously the borough’s municipal officers were scattered throughout the borough before being brought together under one roof. The first Borough Hall was located in Long Island City at 10-63 Jackson Ave. at 49th Avenue, established when Queens became one of the five boroughs of New York City on Jan 1, 1898. As the population expanded, the need for a dedicated civic building closer to the center of the borough became more apparent. The current Borough Hall opened on Dec. 4, 1940, and is located very close to the geographic center of the borough. It was built in just nine months during the Great Depression at the low cost of only $1.6 million. The architects, William Gehron and Andrew J. Thomas eliminated elevators in the plans to speed up construction. The long low there-story brick building has a central entrance on Queens Blvd marked by angular columns that represent the classical-style architecture popular during the era. It has become one of the most popular spots for marriages in the city, with over 9,000 being performed here in 2006, in the building’s small chapel, presided over by the deputy city clerk. This was the first dedicated Borough Hall in the nation and represented the growth of Queens County from rural villages to booming suburbs to a bustling urban center during the 20thCentury.
Borough Hall Numbers City Clerk’s Office (718) 286-2829 (718) 286-2846 Ground Level, Room X001 Email: nycmarriagebureau.com
Department of Buildings (718) 286-0790 Room 110
QUEENS BOROUGH HALL IS HOME TO A SLEW OF OFFICES. Department of City Planning (718) 286-3170 Room 201 Department of Environmental Protection (718) 595-4631 (718) 595-7000 Room 1-280 Department of Housing Anti-Abandonment Office (718) 286-2758 G-100 Department of Housing Preservation and Development/Code Enforcement (718) 286-0800 (718) 286-0808 (718) 286-0809 Room 1-330 New York City Department of Transportation (718) 286-2700 room 280
(718) 286-2739 (permits) room I-280 District Attorney’s Office/Intake Bureau (718) 286-6850 (718) 286-6852 Room 3 Police Department/Auxiliary Police Section (718) 520-9243 2nd Floor, Right Side Rifle/Shotgun Section (718) 520-9300 Room B-11 Queens Borough President’s Office (718) 286-3000 2nd Floor, Left side Queens Community Board 9 (718) 286-2686 Room 310-A
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days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Queens County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the premises. Dated: August 4, 2009 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Bernice D. Siegal, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated December 21, 2009, and filed with supporting papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a tax lien covering the property known as 12218 Benton Street, Queens, New York and being a parcel of land designated as Block 12704 and Lot 0036. The relief sought is the sale of the subject property at public auction in satisfaction of the tax lien. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $11,322.66, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the property. Richard M. Beers, Jr. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Office and Post Office Address 1400 First Federal Plaza Rochester, New York 14614 Tel. No. (585) 238-2000 _______________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of COASTAL LIGHT LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/11/ 2009. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 29 Beach 220th Street, Breezy Point, NY 11697. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of LE CHAVEZ LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secy. Of State of the State of NY (SSNY) on 10/02/2009. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to the LLC 150-13 Hillside Ave., Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 9930/09 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
LEGAL NOTICE AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST2006- 11 Plaintiff, vs. CARLOS H. LEMA, Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 109-16 34TH AVENUE, CORONA, NY 11368 SBL #: BLOCK 1753-LOT 8 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated this 7th day of January, 2010, Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY 14228 TO: CARLOS H. LEMA, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. BERNICE D. SIEGAL of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 20th day of December, 2009 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by CARLOS H. LEMA dated the 17th day of February, 2006, to secure the sum of $466,000.00, and recorded at Instrument No. 2006000139527 in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, on the 13th day of March, 2006; which mortgage was duly assigned by assignment dated the 12th day of September, 2009, and recorded on the 23rd day of September, 2008, in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County at Instrument No. 2008000375611; The property in question is described as follows: 109-16 34TH AVENUE, CORONA, NY 11368 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION Block 1753 and Lot 8 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, known and designated on a certain map entitled “Map No.4 of Lots of Louona Park, Property of Edmund L. Baylies, Corona2nd Ward, Borough of Queens, City of New York, surveyed April 1903 by George W. Huviland, Jr. C.S.”, and filed in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on February 26, 1904 as and by the lot number 1193,
LEGAL NOTICE block 28, which said lot is bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Southerly side of34th Avenue, formerly Hayes Avenue, distant 123.50 feet Easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Southerly side of34th Avenue with the Easterly side of l09th Street, formerly Lent Street; RUNNING THENCE Southerly parallel with 109th 116.76 feet to lot no. 1191 on said map; THENCE Easterly on a line along lot no. 1191, 20 feet; THENCE Northerly parallel with l09th Street, 111.88 feet to the Southerly side of 34th Avenue; THENCE Westerly along the Southerly side of 34th Avenue, 20.58 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as 109-16 34th Avenue, Corona, New York ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, known and designated on a certain map entitled “Map No.4 of Lots of Louona Park, Property of Edmund L. Baylies, Corona2nd Ward, Borough of Queens, City of New York, surveyed April 1903 by George W. Huviland, Jr. C.S.”, and filed in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on February 26, 1904 as and by the lot number 1193, block 28, which said lot is bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Southerly side of34th Avenue, formerly Hayes Avenue, distant 123.50 feet Easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the Southerly side of 34th Avenue with the Easterly side of l09th Street, formerly Lent Street; RUNNING THENCE Southerly parallel with 109th 116.76 feet to lot no. 1191 on said map; THENCE Easterly on a line along lot no. 1191, 20 feet; THENCE Northerly parallel with l09th Street, 111.88 feet to the Southerly side of 34th Avenue; THENCE Westerly along the Southerly side of 34th Avenue, 20.58 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as 109-16 34th Avenue, Corona, New York HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed
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about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: January 7, 2010 Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of NORTHERN QUEENS MANAGEMENT, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/10/09. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 61-36 75th Pl., Middle Village, NY 11379. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/ o Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato &
Einiger, LLP, Attn: Ayman Soliman, Esq., 1111 Marcus Ave., Ste. 107, Lake Success, NY 11042. Purpose: Any lawful activity. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of L&M Watermill Ventures LLC, a limited liability company. Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) 10/27/2009. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to THE LLC, 26-15 Ulmer St., College Point, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ______________________________________________________________________ AJPW, LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 11/18/09. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 603 Seneca Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385. General Purposes. ________________________________________________________________________ REP ASSOCIATES NY LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 12/1/ 09. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to The LLC, 39-15 Main St., Ste. 318, Flushing, NY 11354. General Purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: JMS2 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/16/09. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 94-04 40th Drive, East Elmhurst, New York 11369. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ FABRIC STORAGE SERVICES, LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 11/23/09. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 56-02 Maspeth Ave., Maspeth, NY 11378. General Purposes. Latest date to dissolve 12/31/2059 ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of Blister Buster LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/22/2009. Office located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to THE LLC (2510 35 th Ave., Astoria, NY 11106). Purpose: any lawful purpose.
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STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT QUEENS COUNTY NYCTL 2008-A TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK, SUMMONS AND NOTICE Index No. 8308-09 AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN, Plaintiffs, vs. The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through ANN LAWS A/K/A ANNIE LAWS, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; JOANNE MCCLARY; ISAIAH MCCLARY; The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through SYLVIA KATZMAN, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES; NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and “JOHN DOE #1” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, the names of the last 100 defendants being fictitious, the true names of said defendants being unknown to plaintiff, it being intended to designate fee owners, tenants or occupants of the liened premises and/or persons or parties having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the liened premises, if the aforesaid individual defendants are living, and if any or all of said individual defendants be dead, their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, committees, devisees, legatees, and the assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest of them, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, through, or against the said defendants named as a class, of any right, title or interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint herein, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on the plaintiffs attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30)
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Notice of formation of GORDRESS LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on September 31, 2009. Office located in Queens County. The Secretary of State of the State of New York has been designated for service of process. The Secretary of State of the State of New York shall mail copy of any process served against GORDRESS LLC to George & Deborah Lawrence at 248-28 Rushmore Avenue, Little Neck, NY 11362. Purpose: for any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of EH Services, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/30/09. Office location: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Kim Finkelstein, 34-35 41 st St., Apt. 1R, Long Island City, NY 11101, also the registered agent. Purpose: any lawful activities. ________________________________________________________________________ Svs Luna 35-64 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/1/09. Ofc location Queens Cty. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Salvatore Coscia, 35-64 76th St, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Purpose any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of KLR EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/ 17/2009. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Karlene Davis, 21942 141st Ave, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO.: 8622/09 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2006-HE3 Plaintiff, vs. LAKSHMI COOMASARU, DR. MARK PRUZANSKY, Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 102-26 62ND ROAD, FOREST HILLS, NY 11375 SBL #: BLOCK 2122 LOT 22 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New
York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated this 7th day of January, 2010, Steven J. Baum, P.C., Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY 14228 TO: LAKSHMI COOMASARU, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. JOSEPH G. GOLIA of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 23rd day of December 2009 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by LAKSHMI COOMASARU dated the 17th day of November, 2005, to secure the sum of $511,200.00, and recorded at Instrument No. 2005000709228 in the Office of the Clerk of the County of QUEENS, on the 27th day of December, 2005; which mortgage was duly assigned by assignment dated the 24th day of March, 2009, and sent for recording in the Office of the Queens County Clerk. The property in question is described as follows: 102-26 62ND ROAD, FOREST HILLS, NY 11375 SEE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected situate, lying and being in the Second Ward, Borough of Queens, City of New York. County of Queens. and State of New York, known and designated on a certain map entitled. “Annadale Park belonging to Frederick Morgenthaler, situate in the Second Ward of the Borough of Queens”. Homer L. Bartlett, C.E. and C.S., May 20th 1908 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on August 20th, 1910, as and by Lot number 338 and more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of 62nd (Tredwell Street, Titan Street) Road distant 339.92 feet Westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the said southerly side of 62nd Road and the Westerly side of Yellowstone Boulevard (105th Street. Rehan Place); THENCE Southerly at right angles to the Southerly side of 62nd Road and part of the distance through a party wall 95 feet; THENCE Westerly parallel with the southerly side of 62nd Road 19.83 feet; THENCE Northerly again at right angles to the southerly side of 62nd Road and part of the distance through a party wall 95 feet to the southerly side of 62nd Road; and THENCE Easterly along the
southerly side of 62nd Road 19.83 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the tollfree helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the department’s website at WWW.BANKING.STATE.NY.US. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. § 1303 NOTICE NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: January 7, 2010 Steven J. Baum, P.C.,
Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s), 220 Northpointe Parkway, Suite G, Amherst, NY 14228 The law firm of Steven J. Baum, P.C. and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of EUREKA MIGRATION LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/ 09/2009. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 4630 Center Blvd Apt 709, LIC, NY 11109. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ 91-03 37 AVENUE, LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 12/7/ 09. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Demetrios Kazalas, 90-16 37th Ave., Jackson Heights, NY 11372. General Purposes. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of CELESTIAL COMFORTER, LLC, Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/ 8/09. Office located in: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process to: the LLC, 145-60 South Road, Jamaica, NY 11435. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of P.S. I Own You, LLC a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 8/11/ 09. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to THE LLC 6412 Wetherole Street, Apt. 1D, Rego Park 11374. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ 76 TH STREET ENTERPRISES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/23/ 09. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Melvyn Kreines & Associates PC, 500 Old Country Rd., Garden City, NY 1 1 5 3 0 . P u r p o s e : Any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ Name: 529 UTICA, LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. Of State of NY 11/23/09. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to THE LLC, 102-10 Metropolitan Avenue, Suite 200, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of Traveler Relocation LLC a limited liability company.
Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 11/09/2009. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to c/o Traveler Relocation LLC, 25-58 77th Street, Jackson Heights, NY 11370]. Purpose: any lawful purpose. _______________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation: K & Z REALTY IN QUEENS, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/11/ 2009. Office Loc: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 201-09 NORTHERN BLVD., 2 nd FL. #3B BAYSIDE, NY 11365 Purpose: Any lawful activity. _______________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of ROOM12 RECORDS LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on 8/12/2009. Office located in Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: ROOM12 RECORDS LLC, 34-21 77st #400, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Purpose: any lawful purpose. _______________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of ST. VICTORS, LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on December 29, 2009 Office located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY Shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to the LLC business address located at 220-21 99 th Avenue Queens Village, NY. 11429. The purpose: shall be for any lawful purpose. _______________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITLY COMPANY. NAME: BROOKLYN PLAZA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/17/09. The latest date of dissolution is 12/31/2059. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Majid Kahen, 105-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, New York 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. _______________________________________________________________________ J.J. CONSTRUCTION CONSULTING, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 12/1/09. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 137-50 75th Rd., Flushing, NY 11367, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ SEQUENCE NO. 1 At an IAS Part 23 of the Supreme Court of the State of New York,
County of Queens, at the Courthouse located at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on the 18 day of Dec, 2009 PRESENT: HON. ROGER N. ROSENGARTEN SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO. 32038/09 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE MIN CHEN, Petitioner, -againstHAMILTON CAPITAL HOLDINGS CORP., Respondent Upon reading and filing the annexed Affirmation of Peter Mammis, Esq., dated November 17, 2009, the Affidavit of the Petitioner, Min Chen, dated November 17, 2009, the Affidavit of Iemin Moe, dated November 17, 2009, and upon all of the papers and proceedings heretofore had herein, LET, the Respondent or any interested party, or his/her respective attorney, show cause before this Court at an IAS Part 73 at the Courthouse, located at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11435, Room 23, on Feb.17, 2010, 9:30 a.m./p.m. in the fore/ after noon of said day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, why an Order should not be made and entered pursuant to Real Property Actions and Proceedings § 1921 canceling and discharging the mortgages held by the Respondent with respect to condominium units 206 and 208 both located at 33-70 Prince Street, Flushing, New York 11354, directing the register or clerk of Queens County to mark the same in his records as canceled and discharged, ordering and directing that the debt or other obligation secured by the mortgage be canceled, and granting such other and further relief, as this Court may deem just and proper. SUFFICIENT CAUSE APPEARING THEREFORE, it is, ORDERED, that service of this Order to Show Cause and supporting papers shall be and upon Queens City Register and upon Secretary of State sufficient if copies thereof sent on or before Jan. 13, 2010 to the Respondent by personal service be deemed good and sufficient service. ENTER J.S.C. Plaintiff is further directed to file an Order of service by publication upon respondent and possible successor within 30 days of the date of this Order. J.S.C. _______________________________________________________________________ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PNK REALTY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/28/09, office location Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC, 45-48 51 st Street, Woodside, New York 11377. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. You Can E-Mail Your Legal Copy to legals@queenstribune.com To Place Your Legal Advertisement
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Divisions, Bureaus, and Offices Phone Number Administration/Human Resources ....................... (718) 286-6920 Appeals Bureau ................................................. (718) 286-5800 Auto Crime Task Force ....................................... (718) 286-6661 Career Criminals Major Crime Bureau ................. (718) 286-7041 Case Information ............................................... (718) 286-6000 Communications ................................................ (718) 286-6315 Community Service Program ............................... (718) 286-6059 Computer & Advanced Techn. Crimes Unit ........... (718) 286-7006 Consumer Frauds ............................................... (718) 286-5910 Crime Victims Advocate Program ........................ (718) 286-6818 Criminal Court Bureau ....................................... (718) 286-6032 District Attorney Detective Bureau ..................... (718) 286-6530 District Attorney Police Hotline .......................... (718) 286-6580 Domestic Violence Bureau ................................. (718) 286-6550 Economic Crimes Bureau .................................... (718) 286-6675 Elder Abuse Project ........................................... (718) 286-6562 Gang Violence and Hate Crimes Bureau .............. (718) 286-7044 Graphics Unit ..................................................... (718) 286-6200 Grand Jury Bureau ............................................. (718) 286-6816 Homicide Investigations Bureau ......................... (718) 286-5953 Homicide Trial Bureau ....................................... (718) 286-5896 Intake Bureau ................................................... (718) 286-6850 Integrity Bureau ................................................ (718) 286-6560 Investigations Division ....................................... (718) 286-6600 Legal Affairs Division ........................................ (718) 286-5843 Major Crimes Division ........................................ (718) 286-6210 Management and Budget Division ...................... (718) 286-6330 Narcotic Investigations Bureau .......................... (718) 286-6638 Narcotic Trials Bureau ....................................... (718) 286-6221 Operations Division ............................................ (718) 286-6340 Organized Crime and Rackets Bureau ................. (718) 286-6659 Recruitment Office ............................................ (718) 286-6313 Second Chance Program .................................... (718) 286-6720 Special Proceedings Bureau ............................... (718) 286-6533 Special Prosecutions Division ............................. (718) 286-6400 Special Victims Bureau ...................................... (718) 286-6505 Supreme Court Trial Bureau I (KGI) .................... (718) 286-6146 Supreme Court Trial Bureau II (KGII) ................. (718) 286-6930 Trial Division ..................................................... (718) 286-6230
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mation contact the NYCTA.
near the courthouse. For further information contact the NYCTA.
Civil Court 89-17 Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11435 Phone: Gen. Info. (212) 791-6000 Phone: Civil (718) 262-7100 Fax: (718) 262-7107 Hours: 9 a.m – 5 p.m.; Small Claims, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thursday; Small Claims Court, 6 p.m. – 12 a.m. MondayThursday; Housing, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Thursday. Parking: Metered parking on the surrounding streets. Private parking lots are across from courthouse.
Criminal Court 125-01 Queens Blvd. Kew Gardens, NY 11415 Phone: (212) 374-5880 Fax: (718) 520-4712 Hours: 9 a.m. – 1 a.m. Sunday-Saturday Parking: A municipal parking lot is located behind the building at the intersection of 126th Street and 82nd Avenue. Directions: The courthouse is located on Queens Boulevard at 82nd Avenue, one block east of Union Turnpike. From the west or north, get off the Grand Central Parkway or the Van Wyck Expressway at the Queens Boulevard exit and go east on Queens Boulevard. From the south, get off the Van Wyck Expressway at the Queens Boulevard exit and the courthouse will be on the right. By Train: The “F” and “E” trains stop at Union Turnpike. The courthouse is located one block east on Queens Boulevard. By Bus: The Q46 and Q60 bus lines stop
Family Court 151-20 Jamaica Ave. Jamaica, NY 11432 Phone: (718) 298-0197 Fax: (718) 297-2826 Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Surrogate’s Court 88-11 Sutphin Blvd. 7th Floor Jamaica, NY 11435 Phone: (718) 298-0500 Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ADA accessibility: Entrance ramp located at rear of building (148th Street). Contact the court for specific accommodations. Security: Visitors must pass through a magnetometer prior to entering the court. Parking: Metered parking on the surrounding streets. Private parking lots are across from courthouse. Directions: Courthouse is located on Sutphin Boulevard between 88th and 89th Avenues, approximately 1/4 mile east of Van Wyck Expressway/ Hillside Avenue intersection. Take Hillside Avenue or Jamaica Avenue to Sutphin Boulevard. By Train: The “F” train stops at Sutphin Boulevard. The courthouse is located one block south on Sutphin Boulevard. The “E”, “J”, and “Z” trains stop at Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue. The courthouse is located three blocks north on Sutphin Boulevard. The Jamaica courthouse is within three blocks of the Jamaica L.I.R.R. station. By Bus: The Q40, Q43, Q44, and Q60 bus lines stop near the Courthouse. For further information, contact the NYCTA.
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Jamaica 88-11 Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica, NY 11435 Phone: (718) 298-1000 Hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday, closed on holidays Parking: Metered parking on the surrounding streets. Private parking lots are across from the courthouse. Directions: The courthouse is located on Sutphin Blvd. between 88th & 89th Avenues, approximately 1/4 mile east of Van Wyck Expressway/Hillside Avenue intersection. Take Hillside Avenue or Jamaica Avenue to Sutphin Boulevard. By Train: The “F” train stops at Sutphin Boulevard. The Courthouse is located one block South on Sutphin Boulevard. The “E”, “J”, and “Z” trains stop at Sutphin Blvd./ Archer Avenue The courthouse is located three blocks north on Sutphin Boulevard. The Jamaica courthouse is within three blocks of the Jamaica L.I.R.R. station. By Bus: The Q40, Q43, Q44, and Q60 bus lines stop near the courthouse. For further information, contact the NYCTA.
and follow the circle to 21st Street, turn right on Jackson Avenue, courthouse is 1/2 mile ahead on the right. From the east, take Queens Boulevard to Thompson Street, the courthouse will be on the left, or take the L.I.E. to the Van Dam Street exit, turn right on Van Dam Street, then left on Thompson Street. By Train: The “V” and “E” trains stop at “23rd St./Ely Avenue, the “G” train stops at Court Square and the “7” train stops at Court House Square. The courthouse is located across Jackson Avenue from the Citbank tower. By Bus: The Q19A, Q39, Q67, and B61 bus lines stop near the Courthouse. For further information, contact the NYCTA.
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The Official Guide To Queens 2010 — The Queens Blue Book
The Official Guide To Queens 2010 — The Queens Blue Book
In The Line Of Duty
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68-40 Austin St., Forest Hills, 11375 Asst. Chief Diana Pizzuti, Commanding Officer (718) 520-6777 Community Affairs Sgt. Dwayne Palmer (718) 520-0840
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Asst. Chief Thomas V. Dale
71-01 Parsons Blvd., Fresh Meadows, 11365 Asst. Chief Thomas V. Dale, Commanding Officer (718) 969-8602 Community Affairs Sgt. Penny Walthal (718) 969-7472
Pct. Address 1 0 0 92-24 Rkwy Beach Blvd., Rockaway Beach 11693 Commanding Officer: Dep. Insp. Thomas Barrett
Phone (718) 318-4200
1 0 1 16-12 Mott Ave., Far Rockaway 11691 Commanding Officer: Dep. Insp. Brian P. McMahon
(718) 868-3400
1 0 2 87-34 118 St., Richmond Hill 11418
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Commanding Officer: Capt. Armando DeLeon
1 0 3 168-02 P.O. Edward Byrne Ave., Jamaica 11432 Commanding Officer: Insp. Charles McEvoy
(718) 657-8181
1 0 4 64-02 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood 11385 Commanding Officer: Dep. Insp. Keith E. Green
(718) 386-3004
1 0 5 92-08 222 St., Queens Village 11428 Commanding Officer: Insp. Paul Piekarski
(718) 776-9090
1 0 6 103-51 101 St., Ozone Park 11417 Commanding Officer: Capt. Joseph Courtesis
(718) 845-2211
1 0 7 71-01 Parsons Blvd., Flushing 11365 Commanding Officer: Capt. Stephen Cirabisi
(718) 969-5100
1 0 8 5-47 50 Ave., Long Island City 11105 Commanding Officer: Dep. Insp. Thomas Kavanagh
(718) 784-5411
1 0 9 37-05 Union St. Flushing 11354 Commanding Officer: Dep. Insp. Matthew Whelan
(718) 321-2250
1 1 0 94-41 43 Ave., Elmhurst 11373 (718) 476-9311 Commanding Officer: Dep. Insp. Richard Napolitano 1 1 1 45-06 215 St., Bayside 11361 Commanding Officer: Dep. Insp. Scott W. Hanover
(718) 279-5200
1 1 2 68-40 Austin St., Forest Hills 11375 Commanding Officer: Capt. Christopher Tamola
(718) 520-9311
1 1 3 167-02 Baisley Blvd., Jamaica 11434 Commanding Officer: Dep. Insp. Kristel Johnson
(718) 712-7733
1 1 4 34-16 Astoria Blvd., Astoria 11103 (718) 626-9311 Commanding Officer: Dep. Insp. Brian Paul Vorbeck 1 1 5 92-15 Northern Blvd., Jackson Hts 11372 Commanding Officer: Insp. John Lavelle
QUEENS NORTH TASK FORCE (718) 321-0346 Captain Robert Bonifati, Commanding Officer
(718) 533-2002
QUEENS SOUTH TASK FORCE (718) 526-6164 Capt. Alexander Laera, Commanding Officer
DETECTIVE BOROUGH QUEENS 68-40 Austin Street, Forest Hills 11375 (718) 520-9200 Commanding Officer: Dep. Chief Louis Croce
Queens Borough Commanders Assistant Chief Diana Pizzuti, Patrol Borough Queens North: Assistant Chief Diana Pizzuti has held several administrative leadership positions throughout her career with the NYPD. Prior to her appointment as Commander of Patrol Borough Queens North, Pizzuti was commanding officer of the department's Police Academy, and was widely praised for presiding over the transformation of the academy's curriculum and physical education programs. Pizzuti also commanded the 17th and Midtown North Precincts in Manhattan, as well as the Corruption Prevention Division of the Internal Affairs Bureau. She also has served as Executive Officer of the 13th Precinct. A graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, Chief Pizzuti also holds a master's degree in Education from Seton Hall University. She has been commander of PBQN since March 2007. Assistant Chief Thomas Dale, Patrol Borough Queens South: Assistant Chief Thomas Dale is a 40-year veteran of the New York City Police Department. He was appointed in July 1970 and began his career in the Special Events Squad. He was promoted all the way up to assistant chief in August 2002. Assistant Chief Dale was an initial responder to the Sept. 11 tragedies and instrumental in the implementation of patrol operations immediately following the first plane crash into the World Trade Center. He coordinated post Sept. 11 citywide deployment of patrol personnel and the National Guard to vulnerable locations throughout the City. Dale holds a master's degree in criminal justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a bachelor's degree in economics from Iona College.
Precinct Detective Squads Precinct 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115
Commanding Officer Sgt. Frank Libretto Lt. Gemma Masterson Sgt. Bradford Miller Lt. Salvatore Salerno Lt. Christopher Guiffre Lt. Michael Miltenberg Lt. Stephen Borchers Lt. Dennis Klein Sgt. Robert Knights Lt. Thomas Conforti Lt. Anthony Mattola Sgt. Shane Markey Sgt. Claudia Bartolomew Lt. Michelle Kaiser Lt. Edward Keough Lt. Richard Rudolph
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Phone 318-4221 868-3428 805-3212 657-8220 386-4373 776-9252 845-2260 969-6844 784-5441 321-2294 476-9317 279-5282 520-9250 712-2129 626-9334 533-2039
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The Official Guide To Queens 2010 — The Queens Blue Book
The Official Guide To Queens 2010 — The Queens Blue Book Tribune Photo by Ira Cohen
Queens’ Bravest
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Tribune Photo by Ira Cohen
FIREFIGHTERS WORK TO EXTINGUISH A BLAZE CAUSED BY A TANKER THAT CRASHED INTO A SUPPORT COLUMN ON THE BROOKLYN-QUEENS EXPRESSWAY. ARVERNE Engine 265, Battalion 47, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd. Ladder 121, Battalion 47, 58-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd. ASTORIA Eng.262, Battalion 49 30-89 21st St. Eng.263, Battalion 49 30-89 21st St. Engine 312, Battalion 49, 22-63 35th St. Ladder 117, Battalion 49 42-06 Astoria Blvd.
BAYSIDE Engine 206, Battalion 53 40-18 214 Pl. COLLEGE POINT Engine 297, Battalion 52, 119-11 14th Rd. Ladder 130, Battalion 52, 119-11 14th Rd. CORONA Engine 324, Battalion 46, 108-01 Horace Harding Exp. Division 14, Battalion 46, 108-01 Horace Harding Exp. DOUGLASTON Engine 313, Battalion 53, 44-01 244th St. Ladder 164, Battalion 54, 44-01 244th St. EAST ELMHURST Engine 316, Battalion 49, 27- 12 Kearny St. ELMHURST Engine.287, Battalion 46, 86-53 Grand Ave. Engine.289, Battalion 46, 97-28 43rd Ave.
Ladder 128, Battalion 45,33-51 Greenpoint Ave. Foam 81, Battalion 45 11-15 37th Ave. MASPETH Squad 288, Battalion 46, 56-29 68th St. Haz Mat 1, 56-29 68 St.
ST. ALBANS Engine 317, Battalion 54, 117-11 196th St. Ladder 165, Battalion 54, 117-11 196th St.
MIDDLE VILLAGE Engine 319, Battalion 46, 78-11 67 Rd.
FAR ROCKAWAY Engine 264, Battalion 47 16-15 Central Ave. Engine 328, Battalion 47 16-15 Central Ave. Ladder 134, Battalion 47 16-15 Central Ave.
NEPONSIT Engine 329, Battalion 46,402 Beach 169 St.
FLUSHING Eng.273, Battalion 52 40-18 Union St. Ladder 129, Battalion 52 40- 18 Union St. Enine.274, Battalion.52, 41-20 Murray St.
OZONE PARK Engine 285, Battalion 51 103-17 98th St. Ladder 142, Battalion 51 103-17 98th St.
FOREST HILLS Engine 305, Battalion 50, 111-02 Queens Blvd. Ladder 151, Battalion 50, 111-02 Queens Blvd. GLENDALE Engine 286, Battalion 51, 66-44 Myrtle Ave Ladder 135, Battalion 51, 66-44 Myrtle Ave. GLEN OAKS Engine 251, Battalion 53 254-20 Union Tpke. HILLCREST Engine 315, Battalion 50, 159-06 Union Tpke. Ladder 125, Battalion 50, 159-06 Union Tpke HOLLIS Engine.301, Battalion 54, 91-02 197th St. Ladder 150, Battalion 54, 91-02 197th St. HOWARD BEACH Engine 331, Battalion 51, 158-57 Cross Bay Blvd. Ladder 173, Battalion 51, 158-57 Cross Bay Blvd.
LONG ISLAND CITY Engine 258, Battalion 45 10-40 47th Ave. Engine 259, Battalion 45 33-51 Greenpoint Ave. Engine 260, Battalion 45 11-15 37th Ave. Ladder 115, Battalion 45 10-40 47th Ave. Ladder 116, Battalion 4537-20 29th St.
SPRINGFIELD GARDENS Engine 311, Battalion 54, 145-50 Springfield Blvd. Ladder 158, Battalion 54, 145-50 Springfield Blvd.
OAKLAND GARDENS Engine 326, Battalion 53, 64-04 Springfield Blvd. Ladder 160, Battalion 53, 64-04 Springfield Blvd.
SOUTH JAMAICA Engine 303, Battalion 50, 104-12 Princeton St. Ladder 126, Battalion 50, 104-12 Princeton St. SOUTH OZONE PARK Eng. 302, Battalion 54, 143-15 Rockaway Blvd. Ladder 155, Battalion 54, 143-15 Rockaway Blvd.
QUEENS VILLAGE Engine 304, Battalion 53, 218-44 97th Ave. Ladder 162, Battalion 53, 218-44 97th Ave. REGO PARK Engine 292, Battalion 46, 64-18 Queens Blvd. Rescue 4, Battalion 46, 64-18 Queens Blvd.
SOUTH RICHMOND HILL Engine 308, Battalion 51, 107-12 Lefferts Blvd. JFK Hose Wagon
RICHMOND HILL Division 13, Battalion 50 91-45 121st St. Engine 270, Battalion 50 91-45 121st St.
WHITESTONE Engine 295, Battalion 52, 12-49 149th St. Ladder 144, Battalion 52, 12-49 149th St.
RIDGEWOOD Engine 291, Battalion 45, 56-07 Metropolitan Ave. Ladder 140, Battalion 45, 56-07 Metropolitan Ave.
WOODHAVEN Engine.293, Battalion 51, 89-40 87th St. Engine 294, Battalion 51, 101-02 Jamaica Ave. Ladder 143, Battalion 51, 101 -02 Jamaica Ave.
ROCKAWAY BEACH Engine 266, Battalion 47, 92-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
WOODSIDE Engine 325, Battalion 49, 41-24 51st St. Ladder 163, Battalion 49, 41-24 51st St.
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QUEENS FIRE BATTALIONS
JACKSON HEIGHTS Engine 307, Battalion 49, 81-17 Northern Blvd. Ladder 154, Battalion 49, 81-17 Northern Blvd. JAMAICA Engine 275, Battalion 50 111-36 Merrick Blvd. Ladder 133, Battalion 50 111-36 Merrick Blvd. Engine 298, Battalion 50 153-11 Hillside Ave. Ladder 127, Battalion 50, 153-11 Hillside Ave.
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AUBURNDALE Engine 299, Battalion 52, 61-20 Utopia Pkwy Ladder 152, Battalion 52, 61 -20 Utopia Pkwy. Engine 320, Battalion 53, 36-18 Francis Lewis Blvd. Ladder 167, Battalion 53, 36- 18 Francis Lewis Blvd.
Ladder 136, Battalion 46,86-53 Grand Ave. Ladder 138, Battalion 46, 97-28 43rd Ave.
CREWS WORK TO KNOCK DOWN A FIRE AT JUNCTION BOULEVARD AND ROOSEVELT AVENUE.
SERVICES
retired battalion chief of the FDNY once said it is not a firefighter’s willingness to enter a burning building that makes it special; it’s that person’s ability to acknowledge their own fear and still descend into the danger that earns them the distinction of Bravest. New York City’s Bravest are the elite of a special breed of civil servant; proud components of what is widely considered the best firefighting force in the world. There are nearly 60 firehouses in Queens, some more than 100 years old, and every one the anchor of its neighborhood. And each uniformed member – from the officers down to the probies – has sworn to protect the communities they adopt as their second home. Active 24 hours a day, seven days a week, these quarters are also sources of comfort and pride for residents of the community. Majestic engine rigs and ladder trucks tucked inside brick buildings with towering cherry-red garage doors are emblematic of the daily service provided by the dedicated men and women of the Fire Department of the City of New York. Below is a list of Queens’ engine companies, ladder companies and battalions.
The Official Guide To Queens 2010 — The Queens Blue Book
It's In The Mail
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ZIP CODE, STATION ADDRESS,PHONE NUMBER 11001 Main P.O. 35 Tulip Ave. (516) 616-5184 11004-05 Glen Oaks Station 256-29 Union Tpke. (718) 347-3764 11101 Main P.O. 46-02 21st St. (718) 784-4443 11101 Parcel Post 43-10 10th St. (718) 392-3857 11101 Plaza 24-18 Queens Plaza S. (718) 937-0114 11102 Astoria 27-40 21st St. (718) 726-0456 11103 Steinway 43-04 Broadway (718) 726-1369 11103 Grand Finance Station 45-08 30th Ave. (718) 274-1428 11104 Sunnyside 45-15 44th St. (718) 729-7806 11106 Broadway 21-17 Broadway (718) 726-1687 11354 Linden Hill 29-50 Union St. (718) 461-6872 11355 Main P.O. 41-65 Main St. (718) 321-6893 11356 College Point 120-07 15th Ave. (718) 359-8691 11357 Whitestone 14-44 150th St. (718) 767-9245 11358 Station A 40-03 164th St. (718) 321-8078 11360 Bay Terrace 212-71 26th Ave. (718) 631-3113 11361 Bayside 212-35 42nd Ave. (718) 229-8571 11361 Fort Totten 41-29 216th St. (718) 229-8578 11362 Horace Harding 56-01 Marathon Pkwy. (718) 224-4492 11362-63 Little Neck 250-10 Northern Blvd. (718) 229-8573 11364 Oakland Gardens 61-43 Springfield Blvd. (718) 229-1614 11365 Fresh Meadows 192-20 Horace Harding Expwy. (718) 454-8693 11365 Pomonok 158-05 71st Ave. (718) 591-9411 11366 Utopia 182-04 Union Tpke. (718) 969-4986 11367 Kew Gardens Hills 75-23 Main St. (718) 544-6837 11368 Corona A 103-28 Roosevelt Ave. (718) 424-1798 11369-70 East Elmhurst 91-07 25th Ave. (718) 803-8968 11370 Trainsmeadow Station 75-77 31 Ave. (718) 457-5562 11371 La Guardia Airport Station 1 Main Terminal, Suite A. (718) 779-0463 11372 Jackson Heights 78-02 37th Ave. (718) 426-7359 11372 Junction Boulevard 33-23 Junction Blvd. Suite 1 (718) 565-1703 11373 Elmhurst-A 80-27 Broadway (718) 803-8967 11373 Corona 59-01 Junction Blvd. (718) 271-3926
THIS VERSION OF THE POST OFFICE'S MAP OF ZIP CODES DOES NOT INCORPORATE A PORTION OF MIDDLE VILLAGE THAT HAS A 11379 ZIP CODE INSTEAD OF 11373.
Tribune Photo by Ira Cohen
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f you were to follow the delivery route of your mail as it fcomes into the borough, the United States Postal Service has divided Queens mail into five sections. Long Island City is considered its most western designation. Far Rockaway to the south, Floral Park to the east, Flushing in the north central and Jamaica is termed south central. Although many borough residents prefer to be a little more specific about where they address their receipts, as long as the zip code is correct, mail is sure to be delivered through rain, sleet, snow or hail. For additional information call 1-800-ASK-USPS.
A STAMP HONORING TENNIS LEGEND ARTHUR ASHE WAS UNVEILED IN QUEENS AT THE U.S. TENNIS CENTER.
11374 Rego Park 92-24 Queens Blvd. (718) 457-5589 11375 Forest Hills 106-28 Queens Blvd. (718) 263-3165 11375 Parkside 101-19 Metropolitan Ave. (718) 263-2957 11377 Woodside 39-25 61st St. (718) 803-8529 11378 Maspeth 55-02 69th St. (718) 457-5623 11379 Middle Village 71-35 Metropolitan Ave. (718) 326-8754 11385 Fresh Pond Station 60-80 Woodbine St. (718) 821-2061 11385 Glendale 69-36 Myrtle Ave. (718) 418-1185 11385 Ridgewood 60-60 Myrtle Ave. (718) 418-0793 11411 Cambria Heights 229-01 Linden Blvd. (718) 528-1484 11412 St. Albans 195-04 Linden Blvd. (718) 528-5026 11413 Springfield Gardens 218-10 Merrick Blvd. (718) 528-9406 11414 Howard Beach/Fin. Station 160-50 Crossbay Blvd. (718) 848-5491 11414 B Station 102-12 159th Ave. (718) 848-0667 11415 Kew Gardens 83-30 Austin St. (718) 847-5684 11417 Ozone Park 91-11 Liberty Ave. (718) 843-6518 11417 Ozone Park Annex 78-02 Liberty Ave. Ste. 1 (718) 843-6776 11418 Richmond Hill 122-01 Jamaica Ave. (718) 847 3613 11419 South Richmond Hill 117-04 101st Ave. (718) 849-6382 11420 South Ozone Park 126-15 Foch Blvd. (718) 529-0447 11421 Woodhaven 86-42 Forest Pkwy. (718) 296-9232 11422 Rosedale 145-06 243rd St. (718) 528-5374 11423 Hollis 197-40 Jamaica Ave. (718) 736-1289 11423 Holliswood 197-33 Hillside Ave. (718) 454-4808 11424 Borough Hall 120-55 Queens Blvd. (718) 263 8518 11426 Bellerose 237-15 Braddock Ave. (718) 347-6787 11428 Queens Village 209-20 Jamaica Ave. (718) 736-1572 11430 JFK Int’l. Airport North Boundary Rd., Building 250, Suite 1 (718) 656-6617 11431 Jamaica Main Office 88-40 164th St. (718) 990-1090 11434 Rochdale Village 165-100 Baisley Blvd. (718) 723-8319 11435 Archer Avenue Station 147-21 Archer Ave. (718) 297-5916 11435 Briarwood 138-69 Queens Blvd. (718) 526-2178 11691 Rockaway Station 18-36 Mott Ave. (718) 327-1038 11692 Arverne 329 Beach 59th St. (718) 474-2427 11693 Rockaway Beach 90-14 Rockaway Beach Blvd. (718) 634-4075 11694 Rockaway Park 113-25 Beach Channel Dr. (718) 634-6057 11697 Fort Tilden 102 Beach 169th St. (718) 327-7700
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The Official Guide To Queens 2010 — The Queens Blue Book
The Official Guide To Queens 2010 — The Queens Blue Book Tribune Photo By Brian Rafferty
Park It On The Green Queens Greenspots & Playgrounds Queens’ 400 parks, playgrounds and fields provide our borough with more than 7,000 acres of green space.
Astoria Park Although widely known for its beautiful pool, the oldest and largest in the city, Astoria Park offers more than aquatic pleasures. Outdoor tennis courts, a track, a bandstand, multiple trails, basketball courts, and playgrounds lure visitors from the five boroughs and beyond. Sitting on the edge of the East River and resting between the Triborough Bridge and Hell Gate Bridge, the park offers shoreline sights and sounds that make the benches along its perimeter popular spots year-round.
Bowne Park This Flushing park is bounded by 29th and 32nd Avenues, and by 155th and 159th Streets. It is named in honor of Walter Bowne (1770-1846), who served as a State Senator and as New York City Mayor. Mr. Bowne’s summer residence stood on this property until March 1925, when fire destroyed the building.
Cunningham Park Culture, sports, nature... and fun! All of these things abound in Cunningham Park, one of the largest parks in Queens. Assembled between 1928 and 1944 and named Cunningham Park in 1934, the space has developed into headquarters for countless athletic leagues, animals, playmates, and barbecue enthusiasts.
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Kissena Park This quaint refuge in Flushing is packed with recreational opportunities. In the early morning, it’s a prime spot for bocce, tennis or Tai Chi. Then, in the afternoon, golfers head to the Kissena Park Course and cyclists tackle the Velodrome on Booth Memorial Avenue and Parsons Boulevard. Kissena Lake was refurbished several years ago and now the looping path around it is often filled with joggers, walkers and fishermen.
THE ICONIC UNISPHERE IS CURRENTLY SURROUNDED BY A FENCE AS WORK IS BEING PERFORMED TO RESTORE THE FOUNTAINS TO THEIR ORIGINAL GLORY. THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THIS SUMMER.
Jamaica Bay This 9,000-acre bird sanctuary is known for some of best bird-watching on the eastern seaboard. A one-and-ahalf mile trail weaves through the salt marshes; the wildlife refuge is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.
Juniper Valley Park This park became part of the park system after the City acquired it to settle a tax dispute with Arnold Rothstein, most famous for accusations that he rigged the 1919 World Series. The 55-acre plot of land earned its name from the nearby Juniper Valley Swamp and in the early 1940’s the bog was transformed into a recreational destination with new fields and paths. Today, the Juniper Park Civic Association maintains the park and lobbies for its needs.
PLAYGROUNDS:
Astoria Athletic Field 2nd Street, 26th Ave. and East River
Liberty Park Colden and Juniper Streets. 173rd Street & 105th Avenue
DOG RUNS: Windmuller Park (Doughboy Plaza): Woodside Ave., 54th and 56th Streets Veteran’s Grove: Judge St. and Whitney Ave. Underbridge Dog Run: 64 Ave/ 64 Road on Grand Central Parkway Cunningham Park : 193rd St. between Aberdeen Road and Radnor Road
OUTDOOR POOLS: Astoria
Forest Park Forest Park, the third largest in Queens, services five neighborhoods: Richmond Hill, Forest Hills, Woodhaven, Glendale and Kew Gardens. The Park’s beginnings can be
Juniper Valley Park Juniper Boulevard and 71st Street
19th Street and 23rd Drive (718) 626-8620
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99th Street and 32nd Avenue (718) 779-8356
Liberty 173rd Street and 106th Avenue (718) 657-4995
OUTDOOR TRACKS: Astoria Park Astoria South and 18th St.
Forest Park Myrtle Ave. and Woodhaven Blvd. half-a-mile bike track.
Kissena Park FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ENJOY A GAME OF VOLLEYBALL AND A PICNIC IN ASTORIA PARK.
Half-a-mile bike track 160th Street and Booth Memorial Boulevard
MILES OF TRAILS WIND THROUGH BUCOLIC FOREST PARK.
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Playground for all Children in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Bay Terrace Playground (PS 169) Bellaire Playground (PS 135) Bulova Park (Moser Playground) Dry Harbor Playground Francis Lewis Playground Glendale Playground Linden Park (Park of the Americas) London Planetree Playground Marconi Park Painters Playground (PS 174) (Mount Playground) Queensbridge Park Sandpiper Playground in Rockaway Beach Schneiderman Playground (PS 232) (Linden Woods) Smokey Oval Sobelsohn Playground Utopia Playground Windmuller Park (Doughboy Plaza)
Windmuller Park 39th Drive and 52nd Street
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At 1,255 acres, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park is the second largest park in the City and host to the USTA U.S. Open and the New York Mets in Citi Field. The park also houses the Queens Museum of Art, Queens Zoo, Hall of Science and Queens Theatre. The site of two 20th century World’s Fairs attended by millions of people, Flushing Meadows Corona Park continues to draw and delight visitors. As the largest park in Queens, it offers plenty of space for whatever your recreational desires may be—baseball, soccer, tennis, cricket, et cetera. Lots more too, including a stunning recreation complex, a zoo, an art museum, a botanical garden, a science museum, and a baseball stadium. Explore one of the park’s six playgrounds, take a stroll along the Flushing Bay Promenade, or launch your model airplane. Flushing Meadows Corona Park has room for all your active pursuits!
traced to the planting of 2,500 trees in 1914. With 538 acres to romp through, Forest Park offers trails for horseback riding and walking or jogging. The park also features the City’s only wheelchair softball field, which was unveiled in March 2000. The Bandshell, originally constructed in 1898, serves as a venue for musical performers; including Sunday afternoon appearances by the Queens Symphony Orchestra.
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Alley Pond Park Extending from Little Neck Bay to Springfield Boulevard and Union Turnpike, this 654-acre park is the second largest in Queens. It consists of an environmental center, baseball and football fields, and a path for biking, walking or running, which was the first of its kind in the City park system created in 1935. The origin of “The Alley” name is still debated, but it is rumored that travelers – such as George Washington – passed through the park on their way to Long Island.
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Park It On The Green Queens Greenspots & Playgrounds Queens’ 400 parks, playgrounds and fields provide our borough with more than 7,000 acres of green space. K-9 Dog Run (Forest Park): Park Lane South and 85th Street Little Bay Dog Run: Cross Island Parkway between Clearview Expressway and Utopia Parkway Murray Playground: 21st Ave & 45th Road (southeastern side of the park)
BARBEQUE AREAS: Alley Athletic Field: Union Turnpike & Winchester Boulevard Alley Pond Park: Winchester Boulevard and Grand Central Parkway Brookville Park: Brookville Boulevard and South Conduit Avenue Cunningham Park: 193rd Street & Union Turnpike Flushing Meadows Corona Park: Jewel Avenue & Van Wyck Expressway (Meadow Lake) Forest Park: Woodhaven Boulevard & Forest Park Drive Springfield Playground: 147th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard (Behind Park House)
CRICKET FIELDS: Baisley Pond Park: North Conduit Ave. & Baisley Blvd Baisley Park South: 150th St. & 134th Ave. Kissena Corridor Park: Peck Ave. & Underhill Ave. Cunningham Park: Tennis Horace Harding Expwy. & Grand Central Pkwy. St. Albans Park: Merrick Blvd., 173 Pl., Sayers Ave.
MAJOR PARKS:
Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center 93-29 Queens Boulevard Rego Park, NY 11374 Center Manager: Lynn Delossantos Deputy Center Manager: Juan Segura Phone: (718) 263-1163 Fax: (718) 520-5366 Cross Streets: 62nd Avenue and 62nd Road Louis Armstrong Community Center 33-16 108 St. Corona, NY 11368 Center Manager: Gina Lewis Phone: (718) 651-0096 Fax: (718) 446-0156 Cross Streets: Northern Boulevard and 108 Street
THE PLAYGROUND AT FLUSHING’S BOWNE PARK IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAYGROUNDS IN QUEENS.
Deputy Center Manager: Chaleene Nash Phone: (718) 471-4818 Fax: (718) 471-1819 Cross Streets: Cornaga Avenue and Beach 19th Street —Sources: New York City Department of Parks, Queens Borough President’s Office, wirednewyork.com, John Roleke, about.com.
Roy Wilkins Recreation Center 177th Street & Baisley Boulevard Jamaica, NY 11434 Center Manager: Cheryl Sharrieff Deputy Center Manager: Tammy Mitchell Phone: (718) 276-8686 Fax: (718) 276-8690 Cross Streets: Baisley and Merrick boulevards Sorrentino Recreation Center 18-48 Cornaga Avenue Far Rockaway, NY 11691 Center Manager: Bernard Robinson
WAYANDA PARK IN QUEENS VILLAGE, WHICH SITS ADJACENT TO PS 34, IS ON THE SITE OF WHAT WAS ONCE A PAUPERS BURIAL GROUND.
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park Pool & Rink 125-40 Roosevelt Ave Flushing, New York 11355 Phone: (718) 271-7572 Cross Streets: Avery Avenue and College Point Boulevard
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Alley Pond Park Astoria Park Baisley Pond Park Cunningham Park Crocheron Park Edward Byrne Park Flushing Meadows Corona Park Forest Park Francis Lewis Park Kissena Park Herman A. MacNeil Park Highland Park Idlewild Park Jacob Riis Park Queensbridge Park Rockaway Community Park Socrates Sculpture Park Springfield Park
RECREATION CENTERS Al Oerter Recreation Center 131-40 Fowler Avenue Flushing, New York 11355 Center Manager: Dannette Leininger Deputy Center Manager: Nelson Fung & Ken Conyers Phone: (718) 353-7853 Fax: (718) 353-7687 Cross Streets: Fowler Avenue and College Point Boulevard.
VOLUNTEERS PREPARE TO PLANT BULBS AT RUFUS KING PARK IN JAMAICA
AMONG THE BALL FIELDS AND PASSIVE RECREATION LOCATIONS WITHIN KISSENA PARK LIES THE VELODROME, A BIKE RACING RING WITH INCLINED WALLS.
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Pet overpopulation is caused by abandonment, lack of funds, cruelty and improper medical care. The New York ASPCA is committed to helping animals in Queens and throughout the City that have been abandoned, born on the street or are being mistreated. Should you want to adopt a pet, give up a pet or report any form of animal cruelty, here are some organizations and numbers you can call.
Amazing Animals Rescue and Adoptions Whitestone (718) 795-3880 Amazinanimals17@aol.com Animals Can't Talk PO Box 630408, Little Neck (718) 393-7535 petfinder.com/shelters/NY142.html Animal Center of Queens 89-10 Eliot Ave. Rego Park, NY 11374 (718) 424-3030 ACQPETS@aol.com Animal Lovers Recue and Adoptions Whitestone (516) 592-9357 or (718) 570-4520 animallover14321@yahoo.com, grraffi@aol.com Bobbi & The Strays P.O. Box 170129, Ozone Park (718) 845-0779 bobbicares2@aol.com Bobbi & The Strays Adoption Center The adoption center is located at: The Shops at Atlas Park 71-03 80th St., Glendale (718) 326-6070 CSM Stray Foundation P.O 150128 Kew Gardens (917) 846-0934 csmstray.org csmstray@aol.com CSM Stray is a non-for-profit, feral cat, protection group that originated in the Kew Gardens area of Queens. For Our Friends P.O. Box 203 Oakland Gardens (718) 595-2161 FOFadopt@aol.com FOF is a non-for-profit, kill-free rescue group that keeps dogs on-site until they are adopted. Currently this organization is not taking cats. Four Paws Sake NYC P.O.Box 790084 Middle Village, NY 11379 fourpawssake7@aol.com
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Francis's Friends 25-02 23rd Ave., Astoria (347) 393-3649 francisfriends.org ffirescue@yahoo.com Francis's Friends is a network of homes that rescue and nurse sick cats and kittens back to health hoping to find them homes. Kitty Caretakers of Queens, Ltd. (Queens: Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, Astoria) Patty Kline (718) 779-8402 Linda Bryant (718) 205-1792 Loving Touch Rescue P.O. Box 650404 (718) 224-8629 Flushing, NY 11365 puppygrl52@nyc.rr.com Pet Adoption League of NY, Inc. Queens, NY 11426 (718) 347-0638 P.A.L. is a non-for-profit volunteer animal rescue group. R and T Holistic Animal Rescue College Point, NY 11356 RnTAnimalRescue@aol.com R and T Holistic Animal Rescue is proud to only feed animals natural, holistic diets. They are email only, and do not accept phone calls or unscheduled appointments. Silent Animal Voices Echo Animal Rescue P.O Box 570173, Whitestone (718) 358-0774 petfinder.com/shelters/save.html Source: Petfinder.com
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By The Books
he Queens Borough Public Library is an autonomous library system, guided by a 19-member Board of Trustees alternately appointed by the Mayor of the City of New York and the Queens Borough President. The Queens Library serves 2.2 million people from 62 locations plus seven Adult Learning Centers and two Family Literacy Centers. It has circulated among the highest number of books and other library materials in the country since 1994, and is the second largest public library in the U.S. in terms of size of collections.
Arverne : 312 Beach 54th St. Astoria: 14-01 Astoria Blvd. Auburndale: 25-55 Francis Lewis Blvd. Baisley Park: 117-11 Sutphin Blvd. Bay Terrace: 18-36 Bell Blvd. Bayside: 214-20 Northern Blvd. Bellerose: 250-06 Hillside Ave. Briarwood: 85-12 Main St.
(718) 634-4784 (718) 278-2220 (718) 352-2027 (718) (718) (718) (718) (718)
529-1590 423-7004 229-1834 831-8644 658-1680
Broad Channel: 16-26 Cross Bay Blvd. Broadway: 40-20 Broadway Cambria Heights: 218-13 Linden Blvd. Central Library: 89-11 Merrick Blvd. Corona: 38-23 104th St. Court Square: 25-01 Jackson Ave. Douglaston/Little Neck:
(718) 318-4943 (718) 721-2462 (718) 528-3535 (718) (718) (718) (718)
990-0700 426-2844 937-2790 225-8414
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249-01 Northern Blvd. East Elmhurst: 95-06 Astoria Blvd. (718) 424-2619 East Flushing: 196-36 Northern Blvd.(718) 357-6643 Elmhurst: 86-01 Broadway (718) 271-1020 Far Rockaway: 1637 Central Ave. (718) 327-2549 Flushing: 41-17 Main St. (718) 661-1200 Forest Hills: 108-19 71st Ave. (718) 268-7934 Fresh Meadows: (718) 454-7272 193-20 Horace Harding Expy. Glen Oaks: 256-04 Union Turnpike (718) 831-8636 Glendale: 78-60 73rd Place (718) 821-4980 Hillcrest: 187-05 Union Turnpike (718) 454-2786 Hollis: 202-05 Hillside Ave. (718) 465-7355 Howard Beach: 92-06 156th Ave. (718) 641-7086 Jackson Heights: 35-51 81st St. (718) 899-2500 Kew Gardens Hills: (718) 261-6654 72-33 Vleigh Place Langston Hughes: (718) 651-1100 100-01 Northern Blvd. Laurelton: 134-26 225th St. (718) 528-2822 Lefferts: 103-34 Lefferts Blvd. (718) 843-5950 Lefrak City: 98-30 57th Ave. (718) 592-7677 Long Island City: 37-44 21st St. (718) 752-3700 Maspeth: 69-70 Grand Ave. (718) 639-5228 McGoldrick: 155-06 Roosevelt Ave. (718) 461-1616 Middle Village: (718) 326-1390 72-31 Metropolitan Ave. Mitchell-Linden: 29-42 Union St. (718) 539-2330 North Forest Park: (718) 261-5512 98-27 Metropolitan Ave. North Hills: 57-04 Marathon Pkwy. (718) 225-3550 Ozone Park: 92-24 Rockaway Blvd. (718) 845-3127 Peninsula: (718) 634-1110 92-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd. Pomonok: 158-21 Jewel Ave. (718) 591-4343 Poppenhusen: 121-23 14th Ave. (718) 359-1102 Queens Village: 94-11 217th St. (718) 776-6800 Queensboro Hill: 60-05 Main St. (718) 359-8332 Rego Park: 91-41 63rd Drive (718) 459-5140 Richmond Hill: 118-14 Hillside Ave. (718) 849-7150 Ridgewood: 20-12 Madison St. (718) 821-4770 Rochdale Village: (718) 723-4440 169-09 137th Ave. Rosedale: 144-20 243rd St. (718) 528-8490 St. Albans: 191-05 Linden Blvd. (718) 528-8196 Seaside: (718) 634-1876 116-15 Rockaway Beach Blvd. South Hollis: 204-01 Hollis Ave. (718) 465-6779 South Jamaica: (718) 739-4088 108-41 Guy R. Brewer Blvd. South Ozone Park: (718) 529-1660 128-16 Rockaway Blvd. Steinway: 21-45 31st St. (718) 728-1965 Sunnyside: 43-06 Greenpoint Ave. (718) 784-3033 Whitestone: 151-10 14th Road (718) 767-8010 Windsor Park: 79-50 Bell Blvd. (718) 468-8300 Woodhaven: 85-41 Forest Pkwy. (718) 849-1010 Woodside: 54-22 Skillman Ave. (718) 429-4700
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Breathe Easy Jamaica and Flushing Hospitals are Still Here for You
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The staffs at Jamaica Hospital and Flushing Hospital Medical Centers realize that the recent closures of multiple Queens’ hospitals may have left you concerned about the availability of quality healthcare in your neighborhood. Flushing and Jamaica, both part of the MediSys Health Network, are committed to meeting the increased demand. We have taken measures to ensure the people of Queens – from newborn to elderly - receive the same high-quality healthcare services they have come to expect over the years. Some of those steps include increasing our ER capabilities, installation of an electronic medical record and patient tracking system and an increase in the number of beds at both hospitals.
With close to 240 years of combined service, Jamaica and Flushing Hospitals have always been there for the community. We pledge to do everything we can to remain here for you and your family for many years to come. For More Information About Services Available at: Jamaica Hospital: 718-206-6000 www.jamaicahospital.org Flushing Hospital: 718-670-5000 www.flushinghospital.org
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Hospitals & Health Centers Local facilities are listed below. LOCAL HOSPITALS Elmhurst Hospital Center 79-01 Broadway Elmhurst, NY 11373 (718) 334-4000 nyc.gov/html/hhc/html/facilities/ elmhurst.shtml Flushing Hospital Medical Center 45th Avenue & Parsons Blvd Flushing, NY 11355 (718) 670-5000 flushinghospital.org Forest Hills Hospital 102-01 66th Rd. Forest Hills, NY 11375 (718) 830-4000 Jamaica Hospital Medical Center 89th Avenue & Van Wyck Expressway
Jamaica, NY 11418 (718) 206-6000 jamaicahospital.org Long Island Jewish Medical Center 270-05 76th Ave. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 (718) 470-7000 northshorelij.com
New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens 56-45 Main St. Flushing, NY 11355 (718) 670-1231 nyhq.org
Queens Hospital Center 82-68 164th St. Jamaica, NY 11432 (718) 883-3000 ci.nyc.ny.us/html/hhc/html/ queens.html St. Johns Episcopal Hospital So Shore 327 Beach 19th St. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 (718) 869-7000 ehs.org CHILDRENS St. Mary’s Hospital for Children 29-01 216 St. Bayside, 11360 (718) 281-8800 stmaryskids.org Schneider Children’s Hospital 410 Lakeville Road New Hyde Park, 11040 schneiderchildrenshospital.org (718) 470-3000 NYHQ SPECIAL CENTERS Ambulatory Care Centers 82-15 and 182-19 Horace Harding Expy. Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 670-2903 The Julia and Ned Arnold Center for Radiation Oncology 56-45 Main St. Flushing, NY 11355 (718)670-1500 Breast Center 56-26 Main Street
Flushing, N.Y. 11355 (718) 670-1185 The Cardiac Health Center 174-03 Horace Harding Expy. Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 670-1695 Center for Dental and Oral Medicine 174-11 Horace Harding Expy. Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 670-1060 The Center for Developmental Disabilities 59-16 174th St. Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718)670-2731 Family Health Center 136-56 39th Ave., Second Floor Flushing, NY 11354 (718) 886-7014 HealthOutreach: Services for Older Adults and their Families 57-15A Main Street Flushing, N.Y. 11355 (718) 670-1211 The Hollis Women’s Center 189-02 Hillside Ave. Hollis, NY 11423 (718) 740-5545
Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation 144-45 87th Avenue Briarwood, N.Y. 11435 (718) 480-4000 Specialty Care Center 138-47 Horace Harding Expressway Flushing, N.Y. 11355 (718) 670-2530 Steinway Family Health Center 25-92 Steinway St. Astoria, NY 11103 (718) 721-6100 Theresa Lang Children’s Ambulatory Center 56-45 Main Street (enter on 141st Street) Flushing, N.Y. 11355 (718) 670-1800 Trude Weishaupt Memorial Satellite Dialysis Center 59-28 174th Street Fresh Meadows, N.Y. 11365 (718) 961-0400 OTHER HEALTH SERVICES AIDS Center of Queens County 97-45 Queens Blvd., 12th Floor Rego Park, NY 11374 (718) 896-2500 acqc.org Jamaica Branch 175-61 Hillside Ave., Suite 403 Jamaica, NY 11432 (718) 739-2525
Jackson Heights Family Health Center 73-15 Northern Blvd. Jackson Heights, NY 11372 (718) 424-2788
Far Rockaway 1600 Central Ave., Suite 301 Far Rockaway, NY 11691 (718) 868-8645
Neuroscience Institute 59-16 174th St. Flushing, NY 11365 (718) 670-1777
Long Island City 42-57 Hunter St. 3rd floor Long Island City, NY 11101 (718) 472-9400
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JAMAICA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER HAS TAKEN ON A RUSH OF NEW PATIENTS SINCE THE CLOSING OF MARY IMMACULATE HOSPITAL LAST FEBRUARY.
The New York Queens OB/ GYN Ambulatory Care Center 163-03 Horace Harding Expy. Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 888-9121 The Pediatric Asthma Center 59-16 174th St. Fresh Meadows, NY 11368 73-15 Northern Boulevard Jackson Heights, NY 11372 (718) 670-1920
Long Island City II 44-61A 11th Street Long Island City, NY 11101 (718) 752-1590 Amerian Cancer Society Queens Region - Kew Gardens 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd, Suite 400 Kew Gardens, NY 11415 (718) 263-2224 cancer.org Medex Health Care 111-29 Queens Blvd. Forest Hills, NY 11375 (718) 275-8900
All Health Diagnostic and Treatment Center 68-60 Austin St. Forest Hills, NY 11375 (718) 997-7100 The Floating Hospital Long Island City Community Health Center 41-43 Crescent Street (Queensboro Plaza North and 41st Street) Long Island City, New York 11101 (718) 784-2240 DENTAL CLINICS HHC City Dental Care 89-50 164th St. Jamaica, NY 11432 (718) 658-4050 GERIATRIC Flushing House Geriatric Clinic 38-20 Bowne Street Flushing, NY 11354 (718) 359-4152 Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center Alzheimer’s Day Care Program 208-11 26th Ave. Bayside NY 11360 (718) 224-7888 DRUG REHABILITATION Methadone Clinic 147-20 Archer Ave. Jamaica, NY 11435 (718) 291-1888 HEART The Cardiac Health Center 174-03 Horace Harding Expy. Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 670-1695 NEUROLOGY Neuroscience Institute 59-16 174th St. Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 670-1777 PSYCHIATRIC Creedmoor Psychiatric Center 79-25 Winchester Blvd. Queens Village, NY 11427 (718) 264-4000 Holliswood Hospital 87-37 Palermo St. Holliswood, NY 11423 (800) 486-3009 (718) 776-8181 holliswoodhospital.com VETERANS St. Albans VA Extended Care Center 179-00 Linden Blvd. St. Albans, NY 11425 (718) 526-1000 stalbans.va.gov
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Mount Sinai Hospital - Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens 25-10 30th Ave. Long Island City, NY 11102 (718) 932-1000 mshq.org
Peninsula Hospital Center 51-15 Beach Channel Dr. Far Rockaway, NY 11691 (718) 734-2000 peninsulahospital.org
Queens Eye Center 60-10 Main Street Flushing, N.Y. 11355 (718) 661-8800
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ith the closure of four borough hospitals during the past four years, the healthcare crisis in Queens remains at the top of the residents’ list of concerns. However, there are still a number of valuable and highly rated hospitals, health centers and clinics open to serve Queens residents. Whether you’re suffering from Alzheimer’s, AIDS or cancer, rest assured there’s treatment close to home. The New York State Health Dept. publishes a comprehensive list of hospitals both by location and by services at its Web site: hospitals.nyheatlh.gov. For information about New York Hospital of Queens facilities, visit nyhq.org.
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Health Heroes
Rockaway Point, NY, 11697 (347) 417-3433
Volunteer Ambulance Corps
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ueens’ volunteer ambulance services are spread throughout the borough and more volunteers are always needed to help cover shifts and make them as accessible as possible. Here’s how to find these Basic Life Support providers:
Bay Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps Building No. 622 Fort Totten, Bayside (718) 352-2080 (718) 352-1133- Emergency
Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. 92-29 Metropolitan Ave., Forest Hills PO Box 750617 (718) 793-2055
Middle Village Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. 66-76 70th St., Middle Village (718) 894-6000/7951
Bayside Community Ambulance Corps, Inc. 214-23 42nd Ave., Bayside (718) 631-3333 (718) 225-2828- Emergency
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. 257-02 Union Tpke., Floral Park (718) 347-1600
Queens Village/Hollis/Bellerose Vol. Ambulance 235-01 Braddock Ave., Queens Village (718) 464-2424
Broad Channel Volunteers, Inc. 15 Noel Rd., Broad Channel (718) 474-6888
Glendale Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. 61-14 Myrtle Ave., Ridgewood (718) 386-9898 Jamaica Estates-Holliswood-South Bayside VAC, Inc. 207-07 Union Tpke. , Bayside (718) 464-0300
Corona Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. 104-38 47th Ave., Corona (718) 592-7964
Lindenwood Community Vol. Ambulance Corps, Inc. 94-10 133rd Avenue, Ozone Park (718) 738-3029
Flushing Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. 43-14 162nd St., Flushing (718) 353-4900
Little Neck-Douglaston Comm. Ambulance Corps, Inc. 42-18 Marathon Pkwy., Little Neck (718) 229-0400
Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps. 756 Seneca Ave., Ridgewood (718) 386-7230 or (718) 386-7229 West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department/Ambulance 102-33 Davenport Ct. Howard Beach, NY 11417 (718) 843-1716 Whitestone Community Volunteer Ambulance Service 12-15 150th St., Whitestone (718) 767-1000 Woodhaven Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps 78-15 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven (718) 296-7916
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College Point Community Ambulance Corps 123-06 18th Ave., College Point (718) 353-1230
Rockaway Point Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Services 204-26 Rockaway Point Blvd.,
Roxbury Volunteer Emergency Services, Inc. 42 State Rd. Roxbury, Rockaway Point, NY 11697 (718) 474-9382
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THE GLEN OAKS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS HAS BEEN SERVING THE PEOPLE OF QUEENS FROMITS UNION TURNPIKE LOCATION SINCE 1973.
Free Clinics
The New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. offer a wide variety of free and lowcost clinics throughout Queens, as well as two major hospitals. Patien ts can b e ex pect ed to be couns eled about paym ent opt ions the y qualify for. So me w ill qualify for free car e. HOSPITALS Elmhurst Hospital Center 79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst (718) 334-4000
Parsons Communicare Clinic 90-37 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica (718) 334-6401
Queens Hospital Center 82-68 164th St., Jamaica (718) 883-3000
Ridgewood Communicare Clinic 769 Onderdonk Ave., Ridgewood (718) 334-6190
CLINICS Astoria Child Health Clinic 12-26 31st Ave., LIC (718) 334-6120
South Queens Multi-Service Center 114-02 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica (718) 883-6699
Corona Child Health Clinic 104-04 Corona Ave., Corona (718) 334-6100 Springfield Gardens Medical Center 134-64 Springfield Blvd., Springfield Gardens (718) 883-6800
Woodside Houses Child Health Clinic 50-53 Newton Rd., Woodside (718) 334-6140 Junction Blvd. Child Health Clinic 34-33 Junction Blvd., Jackson Heights (718) 334-6150
LEGAL NOTICE
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU Index No. MA 2009201286 Date Filed: 05/14/2009 SUMMONS WITH NOTICE Plaintiff (s) designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of the venue is: Plaintiff’s residence at 287 Conklin Street Farmingdale, NY 11735 BRENDA AILEEN PENA, Plaintiff, -against- JOSE ALBERTO SANTANA, Defendant. ACTION FOR DIVORCE To the above named Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below. DATED: Garden City, New York March 19, 2009 MARIE F. McCORMACK, ESQ. THE LAW OFFICE OF MARIE F. McCORMACK, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 500 Old Country Road, Suite 302 Garden City, New York 11530 (516) 741-2948 Defendant’s address: 86-06 35th Avenue, Apt. #3-B, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. NOTICE: THE NATURE OF THIS ACTION IS: To dissolve the marriage between the parties on the following grounds: Pursuant to DRL § 170(1) AND § 170(2); the cruel and inhuman treatment and abandonment of the Plaintiff by the Defendant. THE RELIEF SOUGHT IS: a judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the Plaintiff dissolving forever the marriage between the parties in this action. The nature of any ancillary or additional relief demanded is as follows: 1. That the Court shall declare the marital property of the parties and enter an appropriate order; 2. That the Court shall determine the equitable distribution of the marital estate and enter an appropriate order; 3. That the Court shall declare the separate property of the Plaintiff and enter an appropriate order; 4. That the court shall determine the amount and duration of spousal maintenance to be paid to the Plaintiff by the Defendant and enter an appropriate order; 5. That the Court shall grant such other and further relief as it shall deem to be just and proper under the circumstances. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU Index No.: 09-201286 NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC RESTRAINING ORDERS BRENDA AILEEN PENA, Plaintiff, -against- JOSE ALBERTO SANTANA, Defendant. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Domestic Relations Law §236(B)(2)(b) you are hereby served with the
following automatic restraining orders, simultaneous with the service of the summons. These automatic orders are binding upon the plaintiff upon the commencement of the action by the filing of the summons or summons and complaint. They are binding upon the defendant upon service of the Summons. These automatic orders shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action, unless terminated, modified or amended by further order of the court, upon motion of either of the parties, or upon written agreement between the parties duly executed and acknowledged. The automatic orders are as follows: (1) Neither party shall sell, transfer, encumber, conceal, assign, remove or in any way dispose of, without the consent of the other party in writing, or by order of the court, any property (including, but not limited to, real estate, personal property, cash accounts, stocks, mutual funds, bank accounts, cars and boats) individually or jointly held by the parties, except in the usual course of business, for customary and usual household expenses or for reasonable attorney’s fees in connection with this action. (2) Neither party shall transfer, encumber, assign, remove, withdraw or in any way dispose of any tax deferred funds, stocks or other assets held in any individual retirement accounts, 401K accounts, profit sharing plans, Keough accounts, or any other pension or retirement account, and the parties shall further refrain from applying for or requesting the payment of retirement benefits or annuity payments of any kind, without the consent of the other party in writing, or upon further order of the court. (3) Neither party shall incur unreasonable debts hereafter, including, but not limited to further borrowing against any credit line secured by the family residence, further encumbrancing any assets, or unreasonably using credit cards or cash advances against credit cards, except in the usual course of business or for customary or usual household expenses, or for reasonable attorney’s fees in connection with this action. (4) Neither party shall cause the other party or the children of the marriage to be removed from any existing medical, hospital and dental insurance coverage, and each party shall maintain the existing medical hospital and dental insurance coverage in full force and effect. (5) Neither party shall change the beneficiaries of any existing life insurance policies, and each party shall maintain the existing life insurance, automobile insurance, homeowners and renters insurance policies in full force and effect. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT A VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE AUTOMATIC ORDERS MAYBE PUNISHED AS A CONTEMPT OF COURT
AND THAT SUCH PUNISHMENT MAY CONSIST OF A FINE OR IMPRISONMENT, OR BOTH, ACCORDING TO LAW. Dated: October 18, 2009 Garden City, New York Yours, etc., MARIE F. McCORMACK, ESQ. THE LAW OFFICES OF MARIE F. McCORMACK, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 500 Old Country Road, Ste. 302 Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 7412948 STATE OF NEW YORK} }SS: COUNTY OF NASSAU} JERIN ROSAS, being duly sworn, deposes and says: that deponent is not a party to the action entitled: BRENDA AILEEN PENA v. JOSE ALBERTO SANTANA, Docket No.: 0432/07 and is over 18 years of age resides in Nassau, New York That on the January 9, 2010, deponent served the within: NOTICE OF AUTOMATIC ORDERS by regular mail and mailing the same in a sealed envelope, with postage prepaid theron, in a post office or official depository of the U.S. Postal Service within the State of New York, addressed to the individual at the addresses as indicated below: EDWIN CRUZ 86-06 35th Avenue Apt.3-B Jackson Heights, NY 11372 JERIN ROSAS SWORN TO BEFORE ME THIS January 9, 2010 M F McCormack NOTARY PUBLIC MARIE F. McCORMACK Notary Public, State of New York No. 4963674 Qualified in Nassau County Commission Expires March 12, 2010 ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of MrazNewland Endeavors, LLC, a limited liability company, DBA Cybertary. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on September 4, 2009. Office located in Queens. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to THE LLC at 2824 Steinway Street, #249 Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: any lawful purpose. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 12/10, bearing Index Number. NC-001245-09/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to Assume the name of (First) ANIS (Last) AHMED My present name is (First) ANIS (Last) AHMED AKA AHMED ANIS My present address is 27-10 30 th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102My place of birth is India My date of birth is February 28, 1946 ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of INFINITY TUTORIAL, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/ 19/2009. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Dharampal Singh, 123-13 Jamaica Ave, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.
________________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 12/10, bearing Index Number. NC-001225-09/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to Assume the name of (First) LYDIA (Last) BOURGEOIS My present name is (First) MEINA (Last) WANG My present address is 41-67 JUDGE STREET, #4C, Elmhurst, NY 11373- My place of birth is CHINA My date of birth is February 04, 1981 ________________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 5/10, bearing Index Number. NC-001228-09/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to Assume the name of (First) HAFEDH (Middle) MOHAMMED (Last) ALDOISE My present name is (First) HAFEDH (Middle) MOHAMMED (Last) ALHAJ My present address is 86-63 107TH Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418- My place of birth is Yemen My date of birth is December 22, 1970 ________________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Civil Court of the City of New York, Queens County, on the 12 th day of January, 2010, bearing the Index No. 1253/ 09,a copy of which maybe examined at the office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York grants me the right to assume the name YOUNG GEORGE SEO. My present address is 67-34 213 th St., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364; The date of my birth is October 12, 1969; My present name is YOUNG GYO SEO, My place of birth is South Korea. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of New York 38, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 01/14/2010. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 136-20 38 th Avenue, Suite 11B, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: any lawful activity ________________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order by the Civil Court, Queens County, on the 18 th day of December 2009, bearing Index No. NC 1173/ 2009, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York 11435 grants me the right to assume the name Edward Hung Tom Hom. My present address is 174-17
Jewel Avenue, Fresh Meadows, New York 11365; the date of my birth is June 15, 1947; my present name is Hung Tom Hom a/k/a Edward T. Hom a/k/a Edward Hung Tom Hom. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 19/10, bearing Index Number NC-000006-10QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica NY 11435, grants me the right to: Assume the name of (First) Michael (Middle) Anthony (Last) Brigante My present name is (First) Michael (Middle) Anthony (Last) Johnson My present address is 46-02 88 th Street, Elmhurst, NY 11373 My place of birth is Queens My date of birth is August 28,1978 ________________________________________________________________________ ALK PROPERTIES LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 9/21/09. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/ her to Alexandere Koniaev, 112-01 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, NY 11375. General Purposes. ________________________________________________________________________ TJB COMPUTER SOLUTIONS LLC a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) filed with the Sec of State of NY on 12/15/09. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, PO Box 656586, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. General Purposes. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of Formation of 94-05 Roosevelt Avenue LLC, filed under the original name 9405 Roosevelt Street LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 11/4/09. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Corazon DeJesus Lopez, 9403 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Purpose: any lawful activities. ________________________________________________________________________
Plaintiff’s residence, cause of action is abandonment.. You are summoned to appear in this action by serving a Notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney, Thomas P. McNulty, Esq., 347 5th Avenue, Suite 310, New York NY 10016 (212) 3440272 within 30 days after service is completed and if you fail to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default. To the above named Defendant, this Summons is served upon you by publication by Order of Hon. Sydney F. Strauss, a justice of this court, granted on September 11, 2006. The nature of the ancillary relief demanded is: The Plaintiff may resume use of her maiden name, Paula Guterres, or any other former partners. The Court may grant such other and further relief as it may deem just and proper. The relief sought is a Judgment of Divorce. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Civil Court of Queens County, on the 24 th day of November, 2009, bearing Index No. 1058/09, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, Room 357 grants me the right, to assume the name of WILLIAM ZENG ZHANG SHAO. My present address is 213-02 29 th Avenue, Bayside, NY, 11360; the date of my birth is August 19, 1991, born in China. My present name is ZENG ZHANG SHAO. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice of formation of STORAGE DELUXE COLLEGE POINT LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/7/2009 Office location, County of Queens. The street address is: 26 W. 17 th Street, Ste. 801, New York, NY 10011. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to: c/o Storage Deluxe, 26 W. 17 th Street, Ste. 801, New York, NY 10011 Purpose: Any lawful act. ________________________________________________________________________ Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 1/ 19/10, bearing Index No. NC000022-10/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me the right to Assume the name of (First) Martha (Last) Wagner My present name is (First) Martha (Last) Wagner aka Marta Zdziechowicz, aka Martha Zdziechowicz My present address is 62-22 60th Avenue, Maspeth, NY, 11378. My place of birth is Poland My date of birth is May 09, 1985
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ne in five New York City children live in food-insecure households, which means families must decide whether to pay rent, utilities, medical care, or food, according to the Coalition Against Hunger. In Queens, 84.2 percent of responding agencies fed an increased number of people in the last year from the year before. Hunger agencies reported to CAH that some of the fastest growing population pools in the borough in need of food assistance were families with children, seniors and immigrants. If you are in need of food, call the Coalition Against Hunger at 1 (866) 888-8777 for food assistance. Their directory of about 230 food pantries, soup kitchens and other food assistance programs located all over Queens has been reprinted here, and can also be located at nyccah.org/maps/index.php. Community Church of Christ, 167-04 108th Ave., (718) 523-2612 Congregation Shaare Zedek, 315 Beach 30th St., (718) 327-0830 Corona SDA Church, 35-30 103rd St. (718) 271-1413 Corpus Christi Food Pantry, 31-30 61 St., (718) 278-8114 Covenant Lutheran Church, 68-59 60th Ln. (718) 821-0233 Deliverance Temple Church, 134-10 Rockaway Blvd., (718) 529-1108 Elmcor Youth + Adult Activities Inc., 33-16 103 St., (718) 651-0096 Elohim Community Development and Outreach, 87-47 111th St. (917) 418-7906 Emmaus S.D.A. Church, 443 Beach 22nd St.,(718) 471-6615 Evangelical Cruch CHrist is the Light, Inc., 89-16 48th Ave. (718) 592-2701 Faith Pentecostal Deliverance Church, Inc., 20617 Jamaica Ave. Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church, 106-45 160th St., (718) 291-0841 Fellowship with Christ Ministries, 109-07 Farmers Blvd., (718) 776-5540 Fellowship with Christ Ministries, 234-40 131st Ave. First Baptist Church, 100-10 Astoria Blvd. (718) 446-0200 First Baptist Church, 1510 Redfern Ave., (718) 337-0282 First Church of God in Christ, 187-10 Baisley Blvd., (718) 925-5198 First Church of God in Christ,164-20 Highland Ave. #3C First Church of God, 21-23 Birdsall Ave., (718) 327-1114 First Presbyterian Church of Jamaica, 89-60 164th St., (718) 526-4775, Ext. 14 First Presbyterian Church-Springfield Gardens, 216-02 137th Ave., (718) 341-4884 First Presbyterian Russell Sage, 896 Central Ave., (718) 613-4120 First Reformed Church of Jamaica, 159-29 90th Ave.,(718) 658-6333 First United Methodist Church of Jamaica, 16210 Highland Ave. (718) 739-2269 Flushing Jewish Community Council, 43-43 Bowne St., (718) 463-0434 Forest Hills Senior Center/Queens Community House, 108-25 62nd Drive, (718) 699-1010 Full Gospel Tabernacle Food Pantry, 361 Beach 42nd St., (718) 327-2221 Fullness of Joy Ministries, 113-39 Farmers Blvd., (718) 776-7600 Gethsemane Soul Saving Outreach, 145-41 228th St., (917) 519-6051 Glenridge Senior Citizen Multi-Service + Advisory Ctr., 59-03 Summerfield St., (718) 386-5136 Godian Fellowship Food Center, 106-01 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., (718) 523-7309 Goodwill Tenant Association Inc., 4-21 27th Ave., (718) 932-4200 Grace United Methodist Church, 200-08 Murdock Ave., (718) 657-3095 Great I Am Ministry/Ministerio de El Gran Yo Soy, 55-13 Van Cleef St., (718) 271-5100 Greater Bethel Ministries, 207-14 Hollis Ave., (718) 776-6864 Greater Faith Community Baptist Church, 135-27 78th St., (516) 581-9434 Greater St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church, 121-17 Sutphin Blvd. H.O. Scott Education and Comm. Ctr. Peach Cobbler, 15-10 Redfern Ave., (718) 327-0282 Haitian Baptist Church of Salvation, 11-21 Bayport Place, (718) 327-4800 HANAC Ravenswood NORC/RISE, 34-35 A 12th S., (718) 609-1028 Hillside House, 163-03 89th Ave. (718) 6583500 Hollis Ave Congregational Church, 211-04 Hollis Ave., (718) 468-1498 Hollis/St. Albans Emergency Food Servic, 199-05 112 Ave., (718) 479-6902
Queens South Community Center, 90-39 189th St., (718) 217-1238 Queens Tabernacle Church, 114-03 Colfax St. Queensboro SDA Church, 96-50 222nd St., (718) 776-6135 Richmond Hill SDA Community, 114-08 Jamaica Ave. (718) 850-4088 Richmond Hills Community Services, 114-08 Jamaica Ave., (718) 919-4915 Ridgewood Older Adult Center and Services, 5914 70 Ave. (718) 456-2000 Rugged Cross Church of God, 116-03 Sutphin Blvd., (718) 740-3948 Rush Temple A.M.E. Zion Church, 119-48 Sutphin Blvd., (718) 529-5719 Sacred Heart R.C., 77-03 84th St., (718) 8213285 Safe Horizon Project Oasis Queens, 90-14 161st St., (718) 291-2555 Salvation Army Astoria Food Pantry, 45-18 Broadway, (718) 721-9046 Salvation Army Jamaica Citadel, 90-23 161st Street, (718) 297-4860 Salvation Army Ridgewood, 69-23 Cypress Hills St., (718) 497-4356 Salvation Army-Queens Temple, 86-07 35th Ave., (718) 335-3693 School of Urban Ministry Food Pantry, 31-65 46th St., (718) 204-6471, Ext. 302 Shekinah Glory Community Outreach Services, 117-62 127 St., (718) 398-8391 Shekinah Glory Community Outreach Services, 117-62 127th St., (718) 398-8391 Solid Rock Baptist Church, 114-52 Sutphin Blvd., (718) 657-9714 Solid Rock SDA Church, 2508 Edgmere Ave., (718) 474-9306 Springfield Gardens SDA Church, 145-94 176th St., (718) 276-6131 St. Albans Baptist Church, 196-02 119th Ave., (718) 723-8005 St. Albans Gospel Assembly, 200-25 Linden Blvd. (718) 341-1719 St. Bartholomew, 43-22 Ithaca St., (718) 7269790 St. Christopher Ottilie, 85-70 148th St., (718) 658-4101 St. Clement Pope Roman Catholic Church, 14111 123rd Ave. (718) 322-2677 St. Gertrudes Food Pantry, 323 Beach 37th Street (718) 327-8848 St. Gertrudes Food Pantry, 90-39 189th St. St. Johns Baptist Church, 112-07 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., (718) 526-1988 St. Johns Ridgewood U.M.C., 610 Seneca Ave. St. Luke Baptist Church Food Pantry, 133-28 232nd St., (718) 276-7066 St. Margaret Mary Church Food Pantry, 9-18 27th Ave., (718) 721-9020 St. Marks United Church of Christ, 601 Onderdonk Ave. (718) 381-3525 St. Mary Gate of Heaven, 101-25 104th St. St. Mary Star of the Sea, 1920 New Haven Ave., (718) 327-1133 St. Matthias R.C. Church, 58-15 Catalpa Ave., (718) 456-9104 St. Michaels Church Food Pantry, 136-76 41st Ave., (718) 961-0262 St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, 150-75 Goethals Ave. (718) 969-3226 St. Paul Baptist Church, 128-24 148th St., (718) 659-0324 St. Paul the Apostle, 98-16 55th Ave., (718) 2711100 St. Pauls Baptist Church of Jamaica, 171-12 107th Ave. St. Raphaels Food Pantry, 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., (718) 729-8957 St. Teresa Church Saint Vincent DePaul Society, 50-20 45th St. (347) 239-5476 St. Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church Community Services, 109-26 130th St. (718) 322-5547 St. Vincent De Paul St.Pius V., 106-12 Liverpool St., (718) 739-3731 Steinway Child + Family Services, 22-15 43rd Ave. (718) 389-5100 Sweet Rest Baptist Church, 150-14 Foch Blvd., (718) 322-7912 Tabernacle Baptist Church Food Pantry, 115-75 Sutphin Blvd. (718) 738-2372 Tabernacle of Prayer, 90-07 Merrick Blvd. (718) 723-4077 The River Fund, 89-11 Lefferts Blvd., (718) 4411125 Transitional Services/Opportunities Self Help, 108-06 52nd Ave., Theodora G. Jackson Adult Care, 92-47 165th St., (718) 657-6696 United Methodist Center, 1649 Smith Place (718) 471-9755 United Methodist Ctr., 1649 Smith Pl., (516) 887-9322 United Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood - Food Pantry, 62-54 60th Place, (718) 417-9562 Women of Faith, 109-37 Sutphin Blvd., (718) 206-2123 Woodside Senior Assistance Program (Catholic Charities Neighborhood Services), 61-20 (718) 779-1234
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ACQC (AIDS Center of Queens County) Food Pantry, 42-57 Hunter St., 3rd Floor, (718) 4729400 ACQC (AIDS Center of Queens County), 16-00 Central Ave., (718) 868-8645 ACQC (AIDS Center of Queens County), 175-6 Hillside Avenue, (718) 739-2525 African Womens Dream Inc., 117-34 Sutphin Blvd. African Womens Dream, Inc., 197-17 Jamaica Ave., (347) 806-4154 Agape Christian Center, 59-02 Summerfield St., (718) 418-2749 Allen Outreach Ministry Feeding Programs, 11154 Merrick Blvd., (718) 526-3510 American Sevasharam Sangha, 153-14 90th Ave., (718) 523-7515 American Sevashram Sangha, 34-63 56th St., (718) 533-7943 Apostolic Christian Fellowship Temple, 333 Beach 32nd St., #1D, (718) 337-1671 Apostolic Temple of Jesus Christ, 137-18 Farmers Blvd., (718) 528-1021 Arya Samaj USA, 110-17 101st Ave., (718) 3439647 Ascension Lutheran Church, 78-15 78 Ave., (718) 821-1032 Asian-American Consulting Services, 677 Seneca Ave., (718) 381-3607 Atonement Lutheran Church, 30-61 87th St., (718) 639-6074 Bea Fuchs Ministries, Inc., 38-78 13th St., (718) 361-5340 Beraca SDA Church, 91-19 191st St., (718) 3419494 Beth Gavriel Shaare Zion, 66-35 108th St., (718) 268-7558 Bethany Baptist Church of Jamaica, 157-11 111th Ave., (718) 529-9721 Bethany Lutheran Church, 48-08 91st Place Bethel Gospel Tabernacle Church, 110-25 Guy Brewer Blvd., (718) 291-2676 Bethel Mission Church, 106-23 154th St., (718) 834-850 Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, 179-09 Jamaica Ave., (718) 297-5908 Bethlehem French SDA Church, 224-13 Linden Blvd., (718) 276-0007 BFFY-St. Rose of Lima St Vincent de Paul, 130 Beach 84th St., (718) 634-7394 Blanche Memorial Church, 109-74 Supthin Blvd., (718) 658-2458 Bronx Gospel Tabernacle, 2067 Honeywell St., (718) 561-7831 Brooks Memorial United Methodist Church, 14322 109th Ave., (718) 658-8822 Bukharan JCC of Briarwood, 139-06 86th Ave., (718) 226-9790 Bushwick Community Council, 149-02 Sutter Ave., (718) 529-3061 Bushwick Community Council/Union Food Pantry, 126-22 150th St. (718) 529-3691 Calvary Baptist Church Food Pantry, 111-10 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., (718) 297-2301 Calvary Bible Church, 74-15 Myrtle Ave. (718) 366-6112 Catholic Charities Queens North Community Center, 23-40 Astoria Blvd. (718) 726-9790 Catholic Charities, 90-39 189th St., (718) 2171238 Center of Hope International Bread of Life Food Pantry, 38-49 12 St. (718) 784-4673 Central Queens YM + YWHA, 67-09 108th St., (718) 268-5011 Christina Home Care Food Pantry, 86-25 Van Wyck Exp Way #506, (718) 843-8449 Church of God in Christ Jesus, 157-22 South Rd., (718) 291-9281 Church of the Incarnation/Incarnation Parish Pantry, 89-28 207th St. (718) 465-8534 Claddagh INN, 73-14 Rockaway Beach Blvd., (718) 945-2897 Community Bible Evangelical Free Church, 10216 89th Ave., (718) 496-8872 Community Church of Astoria, 1442 Broadway
Hollis/St. Albans Emergency Food Services, 20108 Hollis Ave. (718) 740-1005 Holy Ghost Revival, 129-15 Liberty Ave. Holy Ghost Upper Room Filling Station Ministry, 146-17 133rd Ave. (718) 529-2060 Holy Temple Church, 136-25 Springfield Blvd., (347) 686-0501 Hour Children Food Pantry, 36-41 11th St., (718) 482-8226 House of Israel Multi Service, 111-57 157th St. House of Prayer, 80-15 45 Ave., (718) 5072652 Iglesia Alianza Cristiana Misionera Ebenezer, 3918 47th Ave., (718) 729-1944 Iglesia Biblica Restauracion, 41-43 44th St. Iglesia De Dios, 90-25 160th St., (718) 2979865 Jackson Heights Elmhurst Khillah, 33-47 91 St., (718) 457-4591 Jackson Heights SDA, 72-25 Woodside Ave., (718) 426.5729 Jamaica SDA Church, 88-28 163rd St., (718) 297-1113 Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults, 16204 Jamaica Ave., (718) 657-6500 J-CAP Queens Village Committee, 116-30 Sutphin Blvd., (718) 526-1646 Jewish Service Coalition/Far Rockaway Kosher Food, 1525 Central Ave., (718) 327-6060 JUSTICE Organization, 87-43 164th St., (718) 297-2084 Kehilat Sephardim of Ahavat Achim, 150-62 78 Rd. (718) 591-9574 Lefrak City Jewish Center, 98-15 Horace Harding Expwy., (718) 271-9621 Lefrak City Jewish Ctr., 66-35 108th St., (347) 234-3710 Leviticus Church of God in Christ, 114-12 Van Wycke Expressway, (718) 322-1095 Linden SDA Church Community Services, 228-20 137th Ave., (212) 297 4300 Living Rock Christian Ministries, 1805 Redfern Ave., (718) 327-3100 Loving Care Ctr., 454 Beach 67th St., (718) 6347172, Ext. 16 Macedonia AME Church, 37-22 Union St., (718) 235-2266 Maranatha Baptist Church, 112-42 Springfield Blvd., (718) 468-6903 Morris Brown AME Church - Helping Hand, 14503 Rockaway Blvd. (718) 322-7596 Mt. Calvary Church of God In Christ, 194-59 Murdock Ave. Mt. Horeb Baptist Church, 109-20 34th St., (718) 639-9066 Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 140-17 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., (718) 723-8074 Mt. Olivet Gospel Church, 33-27 97 St., (718) 478-0780 Mt. Zion Baptist Church Mission Outreach, 10660 Union Hall St., (718) 739-1236 Murray Hill Neighborh Assoc/Emmanuel Community Church, 150-20 Barclay Ave., (718) 460-2063 New Day Christian Fellowship Church of the Apostolic Faith, 109-09 Sutphin Blvd. (718) 7396110 New Jerusalem Baptist Church, 122-05 Smith St., (718) 978-5777 New Life Food + Clothing Pantry, 82-10 Queens Blvd., (718) 424-0122 New Samaritan Baptist Church, 226-19 Merrick Blvd., (718) 276-2975 New Spirit II, Inc., 162-04 South Rd., (718) 5261646 New York School of Urban Ministry, 31-65 46th St., (718)204-6471 One Way Church of Christ, 216-11 Merrick Blvd., (718) 525-4260 Our Lady of Fatima Church, 25-10 79 St., (718) 446-7097 Our Lady of Grace Parish Ministries, 158-10 101st St., (718) 845-6635 Our Lady of Light/St. Catherine of Sienna, 11822 Riverton St. (718) 528-1220 Our Lady of Lourdes, 92-96 220th St., (718) 479-0924 Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 111-50 115th St. Our Lady of The Miraculous Medal, 62-81 60th Place, (718) 366-3360 Outreach House-Queens County Youth Development, 16-14 Weirfield St., (718) 456-7820 Parkway Baptist Church, 138-23 Brookville Blvd. Peoples United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 14-54 31st Rd (718) 729-6013 Phi Delta Kappa Ruby S. Couche Big Sister Center, 117-08 Merrick Blvd. (718) 723-1119 Polonians Organized Ministry to Our Community (P.O.M.O.C.), 60-17 56th Drive (718) 326-9098 Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 88-19 Parsons Blvd., (718) 739-0241 Price Memorial Baptist Church, 107-06 Van Wyck Expressway, (718) 322-3727 Project L.E.A.D-Kosher Kitchen, 123-19 Hillside Ave., (718) 495-6210 Queens Church of The Firstborn, 226-01 Merrick Blvd., (718) 481-9806 Queens Jewish Community Council, 119-45 Union Turnpike, (718) 544-9033
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COMMUNITY BOARD 1 BFFY-Dellamonica Senior Center 23-56 Broadway, Astoria (718) 626-1500 BFFY Steinway Senior Center 20-43 Steinway St., Astoria (718) 728-8473 HANAC Archbishop Iakovos Senior Center 32-06 21st St., Astoria (718) 777-5505 HANAC Lindsay Senior Center 29-19 24th Ave., Astoria (718) 626-3035
HANAC Ravenswood Senior Center 34-35A 12th St., Long Island City (718) 786-1550 JASA Astoria 27-35 Crescent St., LIC (718) 728-9200 Queensbridge-Riis Senior Center 10-25 41st Ave., LIC (718) 937-1093 Raices Astoria Senior Center 21-12 30th Dr., LIC (718) 726-9642
just pinochle and cribbage. And for seniors who need a little bit of help, centers provide a wide variety of services, such as arranging transportation and meals for homebound residents. Some even offer assistance with legal issues and taxes. More information can be found at the City's Department of Aging Web site, nyc.gov/ html/dfta, or from their referral office, reached at (212) 442-1000. The Borough Presidents Office has compiled an updated directory of Senior Centers in Queens, listed below.
BFFY-Catherine Sheridan Senior Center 35-24 83rd Street, Jackson Heights (718) 458-4600
Woodside Senior Center 50-37 Newtown Road, Bldg. #19, Woodside (718) 932-6916 COMMUNITY BOARD 2 BFFY St. Mary's Senior Center 10-15 49th Ave., LIC (718) 729-2750
SAGE-Queens 74-09 37th Ave., Room 409, Jackson Heights (718) 533-6459 COMMUNITY BOARD 4 Florence E. Smith Senior Services 102-19 34th Ave., Corona (718) 335-7272
Sunnyside Community Senior Center 43-31 39th St., LIC (718) 392-6944 COMMUNITY BOARD 3 Elmcor Senior Center 98-19 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst (718) 457-9757
Corona Preservation Senior Center 108-74 Roosevelt Ave., Corona (718) 639-2000
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Raices Corona Senior Center 102-47 43rd Ave., Corona (718) 458-7259 Elmhurst Jackson Heights Senior Center 75-01 Broadway, Third Floor, Elmhurst (718) 478-7171 IPHE Corona Senior Center 108-74 Roosevelt Ave., Corona (718) 639-2000 Korean American Senior Center 37-06 111th St., Corona (718) 651-9220
Newtown Senior Center 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst (718) 335-7272 COMMUNITY BOARD 5 Glenridge Senior Citizens Multi-Service Senior Center 59-03 Summerfield St., Ridgewood (718) 386-5136 Middle Village Older Adult Center 69-61 Grand Ave., Middle Village (718) 894-3441 Ridgewood Older Adult Center 59-14 70th Ave., Ridgewood (718) 456-2000 Selfhelp Maspeth Senior Center 69-35 58th Ave., Maspeth (718) 429-3636 Ridgewood Senior Center 68-52 Fresh Pond Road, Ridgewood (718) 429-3636 COMMUNITY BOARD 6 Central Queens Y - Adult Wellness Program
67-09 108th St., Forest Hills (718) 268-5011 Forest Hills Community House Senior Center 108-25 62nd Dr., Forest Hills (718) 699-1010 Rego Park Senior Center 93-29 Queens Blvd., Rego Park (718) 896-8751 Selfhelp Austin Street Senior Center 106-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills (718) 520-8197 Young Israel Forest Hills Senior League 68-07 Burns St., Forest Hills (718) 520-8197 COMMUNITY BOARD 7 College Point Senior Center 22-38 College Point Blvd.., College Point (718) 358-9193 CPC Queens Nan Shan Senior Center 133-12 41st Ave., Flushing (718) 358-3030
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THE RIBBON IS CUT CELEBRATING RENOVATIONS TO THE CATHOLIC CHARITIES BROOKLYN & QUEENS BAYSIDE SENIOR CENTER. RENOVATIONS INCLUDED MUCH-NEEDED REPARATIONS TO THE SIDEWALK AND IMPROVED THE AESTHETICS OF THE SITE WITH BRICK PLANTERS. AUTOMATIC DOORS WERE ALSO INSTALLED AT THE ENTRANCE.
Lefrak Senior Citizens Center 96-08 57th Ave., Corona (718) 271-1222
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Life really can start at 60. With over 50 senior centers locates in Queens, it's easier than ever for one's golden years to be full of exciting activities, from biking and jogging to playing the slots in Atlantic City. Just under one-third of city residents over 60 reside in Queens, and the majority of those are not bound by mobility or self-care limitations, according to the 2000 census. Moreover, several studies also show that seniors today are more healthy and active than in the past - many are playing tennis and pool instead of
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(Continued from page 63) HANAC Angelo Petromelis Senior Center 13-28 123rd St., College Point (718) 961-0344 JASA Whitestone Hebrew Center 12-45 Clintonville St., Whitestone (718) 767-1500 Korean American Senior Center 133-35 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing (718) 886-8203 North Flushing Senior Center 29-09 137th St., Flushing (718) 358-9193 Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal Senior Center 45-25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing (718) 886-5777 Selfhelp Latimer Gardens 45-25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing (718) 886-5777 Selfhelp Prince Street 36-12 Prince St., Flushing (718) 961-4550 COMMUNITY BOARD 8 Pomonok Senior Center 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing (718) 591-3377
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BFFY- Hillcrest Senior Center 168-01B Hillside Ave., Jamaica (718) 297-717 JASA-Holliswood Senior Center 86-25 Francis Lewis Blvd., Jamaica (718) 454-6157
Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills Senior Center 71-25 Main St., Flushing (718) 263-6500 Young Israel Queens Valley Senior Center 141-55 77th Ave., Flushing (718) 263-6995 COMMUNITY BOARD 9 BFFY Ozone Park Senior Center 103-02 101st Ave., Ozone Park (718) 847-2100 BFFY Richmond Hill Senior Center 87-25 118th St., Richmond Hill (718) 846-2877 BFFY Woodhaven Senior Center 87-04 88th Ave.,Woodhaven (718) 847-9200 Forest Park Senior Citizens Center 89-02 91st St., Woodhaven (718) 849-2222 Kew Gardens Senior Center 80-02 Kew Gardens Rd. Suite 202, Kew Gardens (718) 268-5960
Ozone Park (718) 323-8900 COMMUNITY BOARD 11 BFFY Bayside Senior Center 211-15 Horace Harding Expwy., Bayside (718) 225-1144 Selfhelp Clearview Senior Center 208-11 26th Ave., Bayside (718) 224-7888 Samuel Field Y Senior Citizens Program 58-20 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck (718) 225-6750 COMMUNITY BOARD 12 Allen Community Senior Citizen Center 166-01 Linden Blvd., Jamaica (718) 658-0980 Brooks Senior Center 143-22 109th Ave., Jamaica (718) 291-3935 International Towers Luncheon Club 90-20 170th St., Jamaica (718) 739-6988
FLUSHING'S BENJAMIN ROSENTHAL SENIOR CENTER OFFERS ACTIVITIES FOR OLDER ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Robert Couche Senior Center 137-57 Farmers Blvd., Springfield Gardens (718) 978-8352 Rochdale Village Luncheon Club 169-65 137th Ave., Jamaica (718) 525-2800
Center 116-02 220th St., Cambria Heights (718) 528-8238 Laurelton-Rosedale Senior Center 133-21 232nd St., Laurelton (718) 527-7577
Rockaway Boulevard Senior Center 123-10 143rd St., Jamaica (718) 657-6468
SNAP Rosedale Senior Citizen's 1 Cross Island Plaza, Rosedale (718) 525-8899
JSPOA Friendship Nutrition Center 145-06 Farmers Blvd., Jamaica (718) 657-6656
South Jamaica Senior Center 107-60 159th St., Jamaica (718) 657-6410
SNAP Bell Park 227-02A Hillside Ave., Queens Village (718) 740-3906
Howard Beach Senior Center 156-45 84th St., Howard Beach (718) 738-8100
JSPOA Theodora Jackson Senior Center 92-47 165 St., Jamaica (718) 657-6618
Allen Community Senior Center 166-01 Linden Blvd., Jamaica (718) 658-0980
United Hindu Cultural Council Senior Center 118-09 Sutter Ave., S.
P.A.L. Senior Center 199-10 112th Ave., Hollis (718) 464-1129
COMMUNITY BOARD 13 Alpha Phi Alpha Senior
SNAP of Eastern Queens Senior Center/SNAP Queens Village 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Building 4, CBU #29, Queens Village (718) 454-2100
COMMUNITY BOARD 10 BFFY Wakefield Senior Center 135-45 Lefferts Blvd., S. Ozone Park (718) 641-0454
JSPOA Conlon Nutrition Center 92-33 170th St., Jamaica (718) 657-6540
COMMUNITY BOARD 14 BFFY Seaside Adult Community Center 90-01 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Rockaway (718) 634-4047 Brookdale Village Senior Center 131 Beach 19th St., Far Rockaway (718) 471-3200 JASA Roy Reuther Senior Center 711C Seagirt Ave., Far Rockaway (718) 471-3110 Young Israel Wavecrest/ Bayswater 27-16 Healy Ave., Far Rockaway (718) 327-0297 Rockaway Park Senior Center 121-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd. (718) 634-3044
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Food Stamps The Food Stamp Program provides food support to low-income New Yorkers including working families, the elderly and the disabled to increase their ability to pur-
chase food. To receive Food Stamp benefits, a household must qualify under eligibility rules set by the federal government. Households applying for Cash Assistance at a Job Center have their Food Stamp application taken at the same time. Other households can apply at local Food Stamp Centers located throughout the City, which are open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Queens Food Stamp Centers can be reached at: Long Island City, 32-20 Northern Blvd., 4th Floor, (718) 784-6123; and Jamaica, 165-08 88th Ave., 3rd Fl., (718) 883-8356; Rockaway, 219 Beach 59th St., 1st Floor, (718) 637-2754; Queens Job Center, 34-00 Northern Blvd., LIC, (718) 7855919. Energy Assistance Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) helps low-income homeowners and renters pay bills for heating fuel, equipment and repairs. To contact HEAP call the HEAP LINE at (800) 692-0557. Source: nyc.gov/html/hra
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Health Insurance Assistance New York State offers free and lowcost health insurance programs for low-income individuals. You may qualify for public health insurance even if you earn an income, own a house, own a car, have a bank account or already receive private health insurance. Individuals and families who are low-income, or receiving SSI or cash assistance, are automatically eligible. Pregnant women, children, persons over 65 and people with disabilities are also eligible. To obtain further details about these programs and services, or to apply, call the Human Resources Administration at (877) 472-8411 or write to: Medical Assistance Program, Correspondence Unit, 330 W. 34th Street, 9th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10001.
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Senior Reference & Aid Adult Day Care Programs For older people in frail health, managing at home is often a struggle that may lead to institutionalization. There is an alternative enabling them to retain their independence and remain in the community. Adult Care Programs provide medical assessments, rehabilitation and counseling services. These activities all take place in a friendly, social setting, helping to counteract the isolation and depression suffered by so many elderly coping with disabilities. The criteria for eligibility, fees, and specific areas served vary from program to program. For more information on Adult Day Care programs call the Queens Borough President's Office at (718) 286-2680.
Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage Program (EPIC) EPIC is a prescription drug insurance plan for the elderly sponsored by New York State. This program is intended for seniors who do not have adequate insurance coverage for prescription drug expenses. To qualify, you must be a New York State resident, 65 years of age and older, and you must meet the program's income guidelines. If eligible, you could save as much as 60 percent on the cost of prescription drugs. To obtain more information and an application, call (800) 332-3742.
Senior Transportation The Borough President’s office created the Queens Para-transit Network more than a decade ago. Today, they transport seniors to medical appointments, senior centers, social service agencies and shopping centers. Seniors are also able to access car service through the network. For more information contact Borough President Helen Marshall’s office at (718) 286-2650.
HOUSING RENT CONTROLLED & RENT STABILIZED APARTMENTS Apartments covered by rent control are in buildings built before 1947 with more than three units. The resident must have occupied this apartment since before July 1, 1971. If your building was built after 1947 and contains six or more units, or the tenancy began after July 1, 1971, the apartment is probably under rent stabilization. For more information, contact the Queens district office at:
PUBLIC HOUSING To obtain an application for public housing, write, call or visit: New York City Housing Authority 120-34 Queens Blvd. 2nd Floor Kew Gardens 11415 (718) 286-7500 SECTION 8 HOUSING This program entitles low-income families to a federal subsidy, which helps pay the rent. To obtain an application for Section 8 Housing assistance, visit: nyc.gov/nycha or call (212) 828-7100. SECTION 202 HOUSING The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers Section 202 housing for the elderly and handicapped. HUD makes direct, low cost, long-term loans to non-profit sponsors to finance the production of rental housing. Funds are borrowed from the Treasury, and interest paid by project owners is slightly below market rates. Rental assistance (Section 8) can be combined with this program to help pay rent for tenants with low incomes. Households of one or more persons, the
SENIOR CITIZEN RENT INCREASE EXEMPTION (SCRIE) The Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption (SCRIE) provides eligible New Yorkers protection from most rent increases, including those resulting from lease renewals. To qualify for SCRIE, one must be 62 years of age or older, pay one-third or more of their income for rent and live in rentstabilized or rent-controlled apartments, Mitchell-Lama housing or some hotel rooms. The maximum annual income seniors may have to qualify for SCRIE is currently $25,000. If you live in a rent controlled or stabilized apartment, contact: NYC Department for the Aging Central Information & Referrals 2 Lafayette St., 6th Floor New York 10007 (212) 442-1000 HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (HEAP) Basic HEAP Program: This program is for renters and owners. It provides payments to fuel and utility companies or directly to renters whose fuel and utilities are included in their rent. Apply at:
HOME ATTENDANT PROGRAM Home attendant services provide personal care and assistance in the activities of daily living to adults who are aged, disabled or handicapped. These services are provided at the request of a physician. Services are available to recipients of SSI, Medicaid and Public Assistance. HOMEMAKER SERVICES Homemaker services provide household management and personal care for aged or handicapped adults in order to prevent their placement in institutions. Homemakers deal with some of the fundamental housekeeping chores (cleaning, marketing, etc.), as well as some personal care and home management. Homemakers services can be provided up to 24 hours a day, seven days a week. HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES Home Care agencies provide a wide variety of services to patients in their own homes. Each local home care agency differs, but available services generally include: • Professional nursing services • Home health aide services • Personal care or housekeeping services • Physical, occupational and speech therapy
SENIOR EMERGENCY SERVICES This program is for ambulatory persons who are discharged from hospitals on weekends and have no one at home to care for them. They may be eligible for a one-time service of five hours of home care. The American Red Cross will arrange for an escort, transportation, temporary housing and a home care worker to do light shopping, housekeeping and meal preparation. Referrals must originate from the hospital, police or social service agencies. For additional information, contact: Emergency Senior Services American Red Cross in Greater NY 150 Amsterdam Ave. New York 10023 (212) 787-1000 Ext. 8141 VA Extended Care Center 179th Street and Linden Blvd. St. Albans 11425 (718) 526-1000 Ext. 200
HOME DELIVERED MEALS Home delivered meals are available, in
many communities, to help frail, older homebound persons remain in their own homes. Through this program, homebound elderly residents age 60 and over are delivered a nutritious hot lunch up to five (in some communities six) days a week. Some programs offer kosher lunches. Also, trained social workers may be available to the recipients for assistance in a crisis, to make linkages with other needed services and to assist in the completion of forms for other benefits and entitlements. A small contribution is generally requested. For more information and to apply for home delivered meals, call the NYC Department for the Aging at (212) 442-1000.
HEALTH CARE MEDICARE Medicare is a health insurance program for persons 65 years of age and older and those under 65 who are disabled. It is a national program run by the federal government. Medicare has two parts: hospital insurance and medical insurance. It covers treatment of illnesses and the cost of most necessary hospital stays. If you are approaching 65, remember the enrollment periods for Medicare are: • Three months before your 65th birthday; and • between January 1 and March 31 of each year. These are the only times you will be able to apply for the program. Bring your birth certificate and Social Security card when applying. Call 1-800-772-1213 toll free or visit your local Social Security office: 67-10 Myrtle Ave., Glendale 28-18 Steinway St., 4th Floor, Astoria 155-10 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica 617 Beach 20th St., Far Rockaway 42-15 Crescent St. 4th Floor, LIC 63-44 Austin St., Rego Park 136-65 37th Ave., Flushing
MEDICAID Medicaid is a government program for financially needy persons. It covers doctors’ services, as well as providing for payment of prescribed medicines and other medical supplies. Contact the Department of Social Services for additional information at (718) 206-3286. –Compiled from the free Senior Citizen Resource Guide from the Queens Borough President's Office.
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Our Airports Take Off
An Overview Of Queens’ Fields
John F. Kennedy International Airport
In April 1942, New York City began placing hydraulic fill over the marshy tidelands of Idlewild Golf Course. Initial plans were for a modest 1,000-acre airport, but by the time construction was complete Idlewild Airport had grown to five times that size. Commercial flights began in July 1948. On December 24, 1963, the airport was rededicated John F. Kennedy International Airport in memory of the nation’s 35th president. Today, JFK is the nation’s leading international gateway, with more than 80 airlines operating from its gates. OPERATED BY John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is operated by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a lease with the City of New York since June 1, 1947. LOCATION JFK is located in the southeastern section of Queens County on Jamaica Bay. It is 15 miles by highway from midtown Manhattan. SIZE The airport consists of 4,930 acres, including 880 acres in the central terminal area. It has more than 30 miles of roadways and is 12.7 feet above sea level. INVESTMENT About $150 million was expended on original construction. The Port Authority has invested about $5.5 billion in the airport. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER The 321-foot tower, which opened in 1994, includes state-of-the-art communications, radar and wind-shear alert systems. AIRTRAIN JFK This high-speed, light-rail service links the airport to New York City and beyond. Opened in December 2003, AirTrain connects to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and the New York City subway and bus lines.
LaGuardia Airport The site was first occupied by Gala Amusement Park. Transformed in 1929 into a 105-acre private flying field, it was first named Glenn H. Curtiss Airport and later North Beach Airport. Taken over by New York City, it was enlarged by purchase of adjoining land and by filling in 357 acres of waterfront along the east side. Ground was broken on Sept. 9, 1937, for a new airport, which was built jointly by the City and the Federal Works Progress Administration. It was dedicated on Oct. 15, 1939, as New York City Municipal Airport. On Nov. 2, 1939, the name was changed to New York Municipal Airport—LaGuardia Field. On Dec. 2 of that year, it was opened to commercial traffic. In 1947, the year the airport was leased to the Port Authority, it was renamed LaGuardia Airport. A new Central Terminal Building was opened in 1964 and enlarged in 1967 and 1992. OPERATED BY LaGuardia has been operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, under a lease with the city of New York, since June 1, 1947. In 2004, the Port Authority and the city of New York concluded an agreement that ensures the agency’s continued operation of LaGuardia and JFK International through 2050. LOCATION LGA is on Flushing Bay and borders Bowery Bay. It is eight miles from midtown Manhattan. SIZE The airport consists of 680 acres and 72 aircraft gates. It is 12.7 feet above sea level. TERMINALS Central Terminal Building: Central Terminal Building (CTB) was dedicated on April 17, 1964. This terminal serves most of the airport’s scheduled domestic airlines. It is 1,300 feet long and 180 feet wide, with approximately 750,000 square feet of floor space. Originally constructed at a cost of $36 million, the six-block-long terminal consists of a four-story central section, two three-story wings and four concourses that can accommodate up to 40 aircraft gate positions. US Airways Terminal: US Airways’ $200 million terminal opened in September 1992. This 12-gate terminal is connected to the airline’s Shuttle Terminal and features approximately 300,000 square feet of floor space and a
food and retail concessions court. The US Airways Shuttle Terminal serves passengers hourly with shuttle flights to Boston and Washington, D.C. Delta Air Lines Terminal: Delta Air Lines Terminal was constructed by Delta Air Lines at the east end of the airport. The terminal opened in June 1983. It has ten aircraft gate positions. Northwest Airlines also operates out of this terminal. Marine Air Terminal: Marine Air Terminal (MAT), once called the Overseas Terminal, was the original airport terminal building, serving international flights on flying boats through the 1940s. In 1995, the Marine Air Terminal was designated a historic landmark. On September 1, 1991, Delta began shuttle operations to Boston and Washington, D.C. The terminal also houses a private weather service. PARKING The airport provides a total of 10,400 parking spaces. This includes employee parking and 7,500 public spaces. RUNWAYS There are two main runways, 4-22 and 13-31. Each is 7,000 feet long by 150 feet wide. In a $40 million project completed in 1967 by the Port Authority, both runways were extended over water to their present length and width. The runways have high-intensity runway edge lighting, centerline and taxiway exit lighting. Runways are grooved to improve skid resistance and minimize hydroplaning. –Facts and figures courtesy of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Tribune Photos by Ira Cohen
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VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD COME THROUGH THE REGION’S BUSIEST AIRPORT, JFK.
RUNWAYS/TAXIWAYS Total runway length is nine miles. Taxiways total 25
miles in length. All runways have high-intensity runway edge lighting, centerline and taxiway exit lighting and are grooved to improve skid resistance and minimize hydroplaning. A 500-foot by 150-foot aircraft arrestor bed has been installed at the end of Runway 4R, the first such arrestor bed in the world.
A DOMESTIC WORKHORSE, LAGUARDIA AIRPORT SERVED 22 MILLION U.S. FLIERS LAST YEAR.
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TERMINALS JFK has seven operating airline terminals, surrounded by a dual ring of peripheral taxiways. More than 125 aircraft gates serve the terminals. The Central Terminal Area also includes a central heating and air-conditioning plant.
PARKING The airport offers customers over 17,000 parking spaces in a variety of places, including: multi-level parking garages, surface spaces in the Central Terminal Area, a longterm parking and cell phone lot.
EVERY YEAR, THE FANTASY FLIGHT TO THE NORTH POLE GIVES SICK KIDS A MAGICAL HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE.
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ew York is the largest city in the United States and the self-dubbed the “Capital of the World.” And as an integral influence in fashion, technology and all global and national industries, it is no wonder why millions of tourists flocked to New York every year. And many of those tourists first stepped foot by way of Queens. This borough is home to two of the three major metropolitan airports – John F. Kennedy International Airport, which saw just under 46 million travelers last year, and LaGuardia Airport, which served just more than 22 million in the same period.
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Train To Everywhere
Riding The Subways
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The 7 train will have no weekend service between Grand Central and Queensboro Plaza for rail work starting Jan. 29 for a span of — according to varying reports – between seven and 11 weekends. Meanwhile, straphangers have reason to be anxious in the start of 2010, as what have been called “doomsday cuts” are still on the MTA’s drawing table. Proposed cuts reportedly include the W line – to be replaced with the Q train, a truncated G service to Court Square, reduced weekend
and midday subway service, and the elimination of 35 local and express bus routes throughout the City. The causes of these cuts and the solutions offered have roused resentment amongst many who rely on the MTA for their daily commute, or a connection to their social scene. Queens riders are holding out hope that $2.25 will still allow them to reach the skyscrapers of Manhattan or the brownstones of Brooklyn with relative ease. Here’s a look at all of the Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Queens subway lines and stations. For more information on routes and scheduling, check out mta.info. Tribune Photo By Ira Cohen
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QUEENS RESIDENTS TAKE THE STEPS DOWN INTO THE BUSIEST TRAIN STATION IN THE BOROUGH.
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hough subway and bus services crisscross the borough, they are not always the best way to get in and out of Queens. The Long Island Rail Road provides a great way to head out to Long Island or into Manhattan, as well as work your way through the borough. According to the MTA, the LIRR is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, carrying an average of 274,000 customers every weekday on 730 daily trains. Chartered in 1834, it is also the oldest railroad still operating under its original name. Comprised of more than 700 miles of track on 11 different branches, the LIRR stretches from Montauk on the eastern tip of Long Island to Penn Station in the heart of Manhattan, approximately 120 miles away. Along the way, the LIRR serves 124 stations in Queens, Nassau, Suffolk, Brooklyn and Manhattan, providing service for some 81 million customers each year, taking them to and from jobs, homes, schools, sporting events, concerts, beaches, Broadway shows, and the multitude of other attractions around the New York metropolitan region. Nearly 500 of the railroad’s daily trains originate or terminate at Penn Station in Manhattan. Most of the remainder originate or terminate at Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, with a number of others originating or terminating at Hunters Point and Long Island City in Queens. Some of most heavily used stops in Queens include Jamaica, Forest Hills, Flushing and Bayside. For information on exact schedules go to www.mta.info/lirr/
THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD STATION IN JAMAICA IS ONE OF THE MAJOR HUBS OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
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Take To The Street
Get On The Bus bus is in motion. Once the bus has stopped, you’ll see a green light over the rear door to indicate that it can be opened. In some buses these doors swing open automatically once you press the yellow tape strip on the doors. If you pay your fare with a MetroCard, you may transfer free from bus to subway, subway to bus or bus to bus within two hours of the time you pay your fare. Unlimited Ride MetroCard includes all transfers, at no charge. If you pay your fare with coins, you may transfer free between buses with intersecting routes. You must ask the bus driver for a transfer when you pay your fare. The transfer is a single-use MetroCard with a black strip along the bottom. When you catch your connecting bus, insert the transfer into the bus fare box — black stripe to the right side. Transfers are good for two hours from the time you pay your fare. For your late night safety and convenience: Request-A-Stop bus service allows you to request to be let off at a location that is not a bus stop and is available from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., seven days a week. Simply inform the bus operator where you want to get off.
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us fare is $2.25; payable with a Metro Card or coins (no pennies). People 65 years or older and people with qualifying disabilities who show proper forms of identification (including Reduced-Fare MetroCard or a Medicare card) are eligible for reduced fares. Bus stops are located at street corners and have a tall, round signs with a bus emblem and route number. Some stops have bus shelters. All NYC Transit buses are accessible to customers who use wheelchairs. Certain bus seats are reserved for people who use wheelchairs and must be relinquished upon the bus operator’s request. These seats are clearly marked. Although some seats near the front do not have to be given to elderly persons, it’s considerate to do so. Buses stop about every two or three blocks. Buses marked “Limited” make fewer stops. Push one of the tape strips located between the windows or stop buttons on the grab bars of the newest buses in order to signal the driver to stop. You should exit at the rear door to keep out of the way of people trying to board the bus. Do not stand in the stairwell while the
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Claim Your Spot
three handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards.
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n Queens many residents rely on their cars to get about town for groceries, to visit friends, to go to work and more, so finding street parking is often a challenge. But with ample municipal parking lots, finding parking spaces in this borough is a little easier.
Also, as of Nov. 13, 2005, parking meters and Muni-Meters no longer have to be paid on Sundays. The Department of Transportation is in the process of changing signs throughout the city to reflect this new parking rule but it will take some time before the thousands of parking signs can be updated. Despite what is stated on these signs, motorists can park at meters on Sundays without paying. Most municipal parking spaces have been supplied with MuniMeters, replacing 20th Century coin meters, and offering a new-millennium method of paid parking. Muni-Meter Payment Coin Payment 1.) Insert one quarter for each 20-minute unit of time desired, and indicate space number, if required. 2) Press green button to end purchase and take receipt. 3) Display receipt on vehicle dashboard. Parking Card Payment 1) Insert Card and indicate space number, if required. 2) Press blue button to purchase time units. 3) Press green button to end purchase and take receipt 4) Display receipt on vehicle dashboard. Cards are available in $15, $20, $15, and $50 denominations, and may be purchased by calling 786-6334 or 786-7042, or by writing to NYC DOT, Pre-Paid Parking Unit, 34-02 Queens Blvd., Long Island City, NY 11101. Credit Card Payment 1) Insert your card and purchase desired amount of parking time by pressing the blue button.
2) Press the green button to begin the authorization. If your transaction is approved a receipt will be generated. If it is not approved the meter will display “transaction denied.” You should call your card issuer to find out why. 3) Place your receipt on the drivers’ side of your dashboard so that it displays the entire receipt. 4) If your card gets stuck in the machine or does not come out on its own, you can use the red “cancel” knob to eject the card. If your card does not eject, call 311 for assistance. A technician will come to help you. If you cannot wait for your card, call your financial institution and cancel your credit card immediately. Lots of Lots Western Queens Astoria Municipal Parking Field - Triborough Bridge and the Hoyt Avenue Station of the N Subway Line. 134 spaces; includes five handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards. Broadway / 31st Street Municipal Parking Field - East side of 31st Street just South of Broadway, with vehicular access on both 31st and 32nd Streets. 63 spaces; includes three handicap spaces. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards. Court Square Municipal Parking Garage - Located near the E, F, G & R Subway Lines and the Long Island Railroad, the garage serves the Court Square area, the Court House, and the Citicorp Building. Monthly and quarterly permits are also available at a reduced rate. 744 spaces; includes 38 handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Cashier/Toll Operation. Ditmars #1 and #2 Municipal Parking Field - West side of 33rd Street between Ditmars Boulevard and 23rd Avenue. Ditmars #1 Field has 57 spaces; includes three handicap spaces. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards. Ditmars #2 Field has 70 spaces; includes
Sunnyside Municipal Parking Field - This facility extends along Queens Boulevard beneath the elevated tracks of the #7 train from 32nd Street to 48th Street. 543 spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards. Eastern Queens Bayside Municipal Parking Field - 41st Avenue via 214th Place just east of Bell Boulevard. 93 spaces; includes four handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards. College Point Municipal Parking Field - Northerly end of the College Point Boulevard Shopping and business strip. There is a vehicular entrance directly off College Point Boulevard, at 14th Avenue. 35 spaces; includes two handicap spaces. Near shopping. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards. Central Queens Flushing #1 Municipal Parking Field - 37th Avenue, Union Street, 39th Avenue, and 138th Street. 1101 Spaces; includes 21 handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards. Flushing #2 Municipal Parking Field - Accessible from either 38th Avenue or 39th Avenue, west of Main Street. 89 spaces; includes four handicap spaces. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards. Flushing #3 Municipal Parking Field - Located adjacent to the Long Island Railroad Station, with access on 41st Avenue just west of Main Street. 157 spaces; includes six handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards.
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Flushing #4 Municipal Parking Field - Northern Boulevard viaduct on the east side of College Point Boulevard. It provides short-term as well as long-term parking. Quarterly parking permits are also available. 93 spaces; includes three handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards. Queensboro Hall Municipal Parking Garage - Near the E, F & R Lines at Union Turnpike located near Queensboro Hall and the Queens Criminal Court House. The QM21; X63, 64 & 68 express bus is one block away. Vehicular access is from either Queens Boulevard at the corner of 82nd Avenue and 126th Street, or Union Turnpike via 126th Street, or 137th Street off 82nd Avenue. 916 spaces; includes 19 handicap spaces. Park and Ride. Cashier/Toll Operation/Metered. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards.
Rockaway Park Municipal Parking Field - East side of Beach 116th Street just south of Beach Channel Drive at the Terminal of the Rockaway Park A Line. 150 spaces; includes six handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters and NYC Parking Cards. Queens Village Municipal Parking Field - Adjacent to the Queens Village Station of the Long Island Railroad at Jamaica Avenue, West of Springfield Boulevard. 51 Spaces; includes three handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards. Rosedale Municipal Parking Field - Rosedale Station of the Long Island Railroad at North Conduit Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard. 280 spaces; includes seven handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Facility. Queens Family Court Garage - This is an attended self-park garage at 150-07 Archer Ave. in the heart of downtown Jamaica. 210 spaces; includes five handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Cashier/Toll operation.
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Southern Queens Far Rockaway #2 Municipal Parking Field - Beach 21st Street, between Mott and Cornaga Avenues, at the Far Rockaway Terminal of the A Train Subway Line. 78 spaces; includes four handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards.
MUNI METERS HAVE REPLACED THE STANDARD PARKING METER IN MOST PAID PARKING SITES IN THE BOROUGH. FROM MAJOR THOROUGHFARES TO SHOPPING DISTRICTS TO THE DESIGNATED MUNI LOTS, THESE METERS HAVE RESULTED IN ADDED PARKING SPOTS – AS WELL AS ADDED REVENUE – FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
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Steinway #1 and #2 Municipal Park Garages - Steinway #1 is located at the intersection of 30th Avenue, one block west of Steinway Street. 89 spaces, includes four handicap spaces. Park & Ride. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards. Steinway #2 is located on Steinway Street between 31st Avenue and Broadway. 46 spaces; includes two handicap spaces. Unattended Metered Facility. Accepts quarters, dollar coins and NYC Parking Cards.
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Queens 24/7
Whether it’s a late night craving for a tasty diner dish, a midnight run to the pharmacy, or a rainy evening search for a tow truck from the roadside; you can count on these 24/7 places in Queens no matter what your watch reads.
BOWLING Whitestone Lanes 30-05 Whitestone Expy., Whitestone (718) 353-6300
DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINES Allen Women’s Resource Center (718) 739-6202 Family Violence Hotline/JBFCS (800) 631-4673 Queens Legal Services Domestic Violence Project (718) 657-0424
EATERIES Bel Aire Diner 31-91 21st St., Astoria (718) 721-3160 Cherry Valley Deli & Grill 12-29 150th St., Whitestone (718) 767-1937 Court Square Diner 45-30 23rd St., LIC (718) 392-1222 Georgia Diner 86-55 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst (718) 651-9000 Kane’s Deli – Flushing Diner 44-15 College Point Blvd., Flushing (718) 463-5787
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Mike’s Diner 22-37 31st St., LIC (718) 721-9220 Meson Colombiano en New York 82-11 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights (718) 397-1685 Neptune Diner 31-05 Astoria Blvd., Astoria (718) 278-4853 T-Bone Diner 107-48 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills (718) 261-7744 Tortilleria Nixtamal 10405 47th Ave., Corona (718) 699-2434 Uncle George’s Greek Tavern 3319 Broadway, Astoria (718) 626-0593
GROCERY STORES GROCERY STORES
H Mart 141-40 Northern Blvd., Flushing (718) 358-0700 Jamaica Grocery Store 114-07 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica (718) 523-8894 Joy Fruit 11608 Metropolitan Ave., Jamaica (718) 846-7902 Junction Food Bazaar 34-20 Junction Blvd., Jackson Heights (718) 565-2544 Met Food 4407 43rd Ave., Sunnyside (718) 392-2559
Jackson Heights (718) 533-0844 Trade Fair Supermarket 75-07 37th Ave., Jackson Heights (718) 779-2077 Trade Fair Supermarket 130-10 Metropolitan Ave., Richmond Hill (718) 847-7713
GYMS
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We’re Always Working THE GEORGIA DINER, AN ICON OF QUEENS LOCATED ON 57TH AVENUE AND QUEENS BOULEVARD, IS ONE OF A SLEW OF 24HOUR DINING LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BOROUGH.
50-30 48th St., Woodside (888) 539-7202 Major Locksmith (718) 820-0325
Bell Plaza Health Club 45-58 Bell Blvd., Bayside (718) 225-5578
USA Locksmith.com (800) 294-8181
BQE Fitness Center 26-50 Brooklyn Queens Expy., East Elmhurst (718) 545-8900
CVS 212-20 Northern Blvd., Bayside (718) 281-3223
PHARMACIES
Old Castle Fresh Farms 39-50 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside (718) 729-2975
Coliseum Gym & Fitness Center 75-09 71st Ave., Middle Village (718) 326-2496
CVS 85-29 126th St., Richmond Hill (718) 850-5811
Pathmark 134-40 Springfield Blvd., Springfield (718) 525-0600
Platinum Health Club 97-10 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills (718) 897-9111
CVS 157-05 Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach (718) 848-4507
Pathmark 42-02 Northern Blvd., LIC (718) 937-5722
The Rock Health and Fitness Club 22-15 31st. St., Astoria (718) 204-1400
CVS 69-80 Grand Ave., Maspeth (718) 424-2846
Super Stop & Shop 74-17 Grand Ave., Maspeth (718) 803-0863 Trade Fair Supermarket 110-44 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills (718) 544 5656 Trade Fair Supermarket 30-08 30th Ave., Astoria (718) 728-9484 Trade Fair Supermarket 49-11 30th Ave., Woodside (718) 274-2918 Trade Fair Supermarket 37-11 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria (718) 274-1085
LAUNDROMATS Baxter Laundromat 82-20 Baxter Ave., Corona (718) 458-2811 Clean Rite Cleaners 48-03 69th St., Woodside (718) 478-0690 Clean Rite Cleaners 48-15 31st Ave., Astoria (718) 204-9226 Queen Bee Laundromat 43-78 162nd St., Flushing (718) 461-3237 Laundry Haven 8542 Woodhaven Blvd., Woodhaven (718) 846-4444
Trade Fair Supermarket 99-10 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst (718) 424-7358
Mr. Machine Laundromat 147-15 Union Tpke., Flushing (718) 591-6706
Trade Fair Supermarket 23-55 Broadway, LIC (718) 932-4275
Wash World 3111 31st St., LIC (718) 728-6052
Trade Fair Supermarket 22-20 36th Ave., LIC (718) 472-4788 Trade Fair Supermarket 89-02 37th Ave.,
LOCKSMITHS J. Stein Master Locksmiths 89-66 162 St., Jamaica (718) 206-3975 Locksmith 24 Hours
CVS 61-01 Woodhaven Blvd., Rego Park (718) 424-7222 CVS 215-08 73rd Ave., Bayside (718) 479-2782 CVS 219-39 89th Ave., Queens Village (718) 479-3774 CVS 61-26 188th St., Fresh Meadows (718) 454-4433 CVS 22-08 31st St., Astoria (718) 204-5511 Rite Aid 193-01 Northern Blvd., Auburndale (718) 357-2050 Rite Aid 158-02 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows (718) 380-6752 Walgreens 104-25 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills
(718) 896-7701 Walgreens 84-20 Broadway, Elmhurst (718) 424-7546 Walgreens 109-62 Francis Lewis Blvd., Queens Village (718) 740-4988
PLUMBERS Downtown Plumbing and Sewer Services (718) 858-7123 L. Richards (888) 768-1963 Roto-Rooter (718) 849-0257
TOWING Ace Auto Towing 4004 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria (718) 807-2367 Click 2 Tow (866) 298-2021 V.I.P Auto Body & Towing 44-03 56th Road, Maspeth (718) 729-5300
VETERINARIANS Astoria Veterinarians 21-27 21st Ave., Astoria (718) 344-1963 Elmhurst Animal Emergency Hospital 87-06 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst (718) 426-4444
CAR SERVICE Kelly’s Bayside Car Service 212-35 42nd Ave., Bayside (718) 229-6161 New York Fox Limo (877) 577- 0555 Ecua Car Service 44-14 30th Ave., Astoria (718) 204-8412 Four Two’s 150-18 12th Rd., Whitestone (718) 746-2222
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Business Improvement Districts
Queens is a borough full of emerging businesses and economic development. The City helps new store owners get their feet planted and improve underdeveloped areas at the same time by setting up Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) all over town. In exchange for a small tax, merchants and property owners are promised a revitalized area, by providing services such as increased maintenance and security, as well as in marketing and promotions. As of 2010, there are 64 BIDs in neighborhoods throughout New York City – 12 in Queens – which make up the largest and most comprehensive network of Business Improvement Districts in the nation.
The following is a list of the Queens BIDs and their contact information. 165th Street Mall Derek Irby, Executive Director c/o Jamaica Arts Center 161-04 Jamaica Avenue Jamaica, NY 11432 Tel: (718) 298-5489 Fax: (718) 658-7922 Email: mall165@hotmail.com Long Island City Gayle Baron, Executive Director 29-10 Thomson Ave., 9th Fl. Long Island City, New York 11101 Tel: (718) 786-5300 Fax: (718) 937-1799
Email: gaylebaron@licbdc.org Web site: licbid.org 180th Street Derek Irby, Executive Director c/o Jamaica Arts Center 161-04 Jamaica Avenue Jamaica, NY 11432 Tel: (718) 298-5489 Fax: (718) 658-7922 Email: mall165@hotmail.com Myrtle Avenue Theodore M. Renz, Executive Director
c/o Ridgewood LDC 60-82 Myrtle Avenue Ridgewood, NY 11385 Tel: (718) 366-3806 Fax: (718) 381-7080 Email: myrtleavenuebid@aol.com Web site: Ridgewood-NY.com 82nd Street Sharada Devi, Executive Director 37-06 82nd Street Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Tel: (718) 335-9421 Fax: (718) 507-2977 Email: sdevi82dma@verizon.net Web site: 82ndstreetbid.org Steinway Street Marie Torniali, Executive Director 25-69 38th Street, 1C Astoria, NY 11103 Tel: (718) 728-7820 Fax: (718) 728-7413 Email: steinwaystbid@aol.com Web site: steinwaystreet.org Bayside Village James Riso, President; Alicia DiSalvo, Executive Director 36-35 Bell Boulevard
Bayside, NY 11361 Tel: (718) 423-2434 Fax: (718) 423-1464 info@baysidevillage.com Web site: baysidevillage.com
Sunnyside Shines Alyssa Bonilla, Executive Director P.O. Box 4477, 45-56 43rd Street Sunnyside, NY 11104 Tel: (718) 606-1800 Fax: (718) 457-2278 Email: director@sunnysideshines.org Web site: sunnysideshines.org Downtown Flushing Transit Hub Mabel Law, Executive Director 39-01 Main Street, Suite 507 Flushing, NY 11354 Tel: (718) 888-1805 Fax: (718) 888-1248 Email: flushingbid@yahoo.com Web site: flushingBID.com Sutphin Boulevard Simone Price, Executive Director 89-00 Sutphin Boulevard, Suite 305 Jamaica, NY 11432 Tel: (718) 291-2110
Fax: (718) 291-2109 Email: sutphinblvdbid@verizon.net Web site: sutphinblvdbid.org Jamaica Center Brigit Pinnell, Executive Director 90-50 Parson Blvd., Suite 402 Jamaica, NY 11432 Tel: (718) 526-2422 Fax: (718) 526-0215 Email: info@jamaicacenter.org Web site: jamaicacenter.org Woodhaven Maria Thomson, Executive Director 84-01 Jamaica Avenue Woodhaven, NY 11421 Tel: (718) 805-0202 Fax: (718) 805-2929 Email: gwdcbid@hotmail.com Web site: woodhavenbid.com For more information, call 311 and ask for Small Business Services or visit www.nyc.gov/sbs or www.queensbp.org.
Local Development Corporations This list of Local Development Corporations and Chambers of Commerce is arranged by neighborhood and includes all local groups involved in business activity. Some groups are professionally staffed while others are run by volunteers. Periodically names, offices and phone numbers may have changed since this list was updated. Contact Melba Miller at the Queens Borough President’s Office at (718) 286-2655 or mmiller@queensbp.org for changes or updates.
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BOROUGH-WIDE & REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Association of Minority Enterprises of New York James Heyliger 135-20 Liberty Avenue, 2nd Floor Richmond Hill, NY 11419 Tel: (718) 291-1641 Fax: (718) 291-1887 Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce Roy Hastick Brooklyn Navy Yard Brooklyn, NY 11205 Tel: (718) 834-4544 Fax: (718) 834-9774 Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Patricia Mahecha 76-11 37th Ave., Suite 203 Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Tel: (718) 899-4418 Fax: (718) 899-5998 Korean-American Small Bus. Serv. Center Sung Soo Kim 146-03 34th Ave. Flushing, New York 11354 Tel: (718) 886-5533 Fax: (718) 886-8835 New York State Chapter of the National Association of Minority Contractors Lennox Britton, Managing Dir. Brooklyn Navy Yard
63 Flushing Ave. Unit 310 Brooklyn, New York 11205 Tel: (718) 246-8380 Fax: (718) 246-8376 Queens Borough Chamber of Commerce Jack Freidman, Executive VP 75-20 Astoria Blvd., Room 140 Jackson Heights, New York 11370 Tel: (718) 898-8500 Fax: (718) 898-8599 queenschamber.org Queens Economic Development Corp. Seth Bornstein, Executive Dir. 120-55 Queens Blvd., Room 309 Kew Gardens, New York 11424 Tel: (718) 263-0546 Fax: (718) 263-0594 queensny.org ASTORIA Broadway Merchants & Professional Organization Linda Perno P.O. Box 3212 Long Island City, New York 11102 Tel: (718) 721-8252 Astoria Restoration Association Salvatore Gaglialdo, President Catherine Piecora, Executive Dir. 31-28 Ditmars Blvd. Astoria, New York 11105 Tel: 726-0034
30th Avenue Area Merchants Assoc. Frank Arcabascio 36-17 30th Ave. Astoria, New York 11102 Tel: (718) 956-3366 Fax: (718) 278-1766
36th Avenue Merchants Assoc. Gerald Walsh c/o Dutch Kills Civic 41-20 29th Ave. Long Island City, New York 11101 Tel: (718) 786-2049 Industrial Business Zone Provider Anthony Denaro, Steinway Industrial Business Solutions Director Queens Business Outreach Center 96-11 40th Rd. Corona, NY 11368 Tel: (718) 205-3773 bocnet.org adenaro@bocnet.org BAYSIDE Bayside Business Association Judith Limpert North Fork Bank 214-01 Northern Blvd. Bayside, New York 11361 Tel (718) 229-4700 Fax: (718) 428-6379 Oakland Gardens Merchants Assoc. Lewis Gould 61-07 Springfield Blvd. Bayside, New York 11364 BELLEROSE Joint Bellerose Business District Kay Payne
50 Superior Rd. Bellerose, New York 11001 Tel: (516) 352-6415
106-11 Northern Blvd. Corona, New York 11368 Tel: (718)426-2652 Fax: (718) 898-1553
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS Cambria Heights Development Corporation Kevin Jemmott, President Phone: (718) 712-4590 chdcqueens.org
ELMHURST Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce John F. Blaha 87-02 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst, New York 11373
COLLEGE POINT College Point Board of Trade Thomas DePalma, Acting President 14-15 College Point Blvd. College Point, New York 11356 Tel: (718) 939-3393 Fax: (718) 359-1432 collegepoint.org
FLUSHING Flushing Chamber of Commerce Richard Gelman, Myra Baird Herce & Jack Hogan, CoPresidents 136-29 38th Ave. Flushing, New York 11354 Tel: (718) 358-3200 Fax: (718) 358-4400
CORONA Corona Business Assoc. Ruben Pena c/o Accion Latina, Inc. 39-19 103rd St. Corona, New York 11368 Tel: (718) 429-0500 Fax: (718) 429-0026
Flushing Chinese Business Association Peter Koo, President 40-48 Main Street, Suite 302 Flushing, New York 11354 Tel: (718) 353-2320 Fax: (718) 353-1092
Junction Boulevard Merchants Assoc. John Ferrara 37-50 Junction Blvd. Corona, New York 11368 Tel: (718) 899-6563 Fax: (718) 424-4471 Lefrak City Merchants Assoc. Jim Galloway P.O. Box 730634 Corona, New York 11373 Tel: (718) 271-4309 Fax: (718) 271-6841 Northern Blvd. Merchants Assoc. Gerard Murray
Flushing Development Center Fred Fu, President 133-31 39th Ave., Suite C-13 Flushing, NY 11354 Tel: (718) 358-9737 Fax: (718) 358-7724 Union Turnpike Merchants Assoc. Wendy Marsh 180-12 Union Turnpike Flushing, New York 11366 Tel: (718) 380-5353
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(Continued from Page 80) FOREST HILLS Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce Leslie Brown P.O, Box 1123 Forest Hills, New York 11375 Tel: (718) 268-6565 Fax: (718) 268-6565 shopforesthills.com GLENDALE Glendale Chamber of Commerce Werner Lehner 71-04 Myrtle Ave. Glendale, New York 11385 Tel: (718) 456-2389 JACKSON HEIGHTS Jackson Heights Bangladeshi Business Association 37-08 73rd St. Jackson Heights, NY 11372 Tel: (64) 220-0456 Fax: (718) 478-4791 Jackson Heights Business & Professional Assoc. P.O. Box 36 77-10 34th Ave., Apt. A74 Jackson Heights, New York 11372 Tel: (718) 476-3173 Fax: (718) 476-0671 The New Northern Blvd. Business Assoc. Mal Press 33-26 92nd St. Jackson Heights, New York 11372 Tel: (718) 899-6247 Fax: (718) 899-6247
JAMAICA Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Robert M. Richards 90-25 161st St. Room 505 Jamaica, New York 11432 Tel: (718) 657-4800 Fax: (718) 658-4642 Greater Jamaica Development Corp. Carlisle Towery, Executive Dir. 90-04 161st St. Jamaica, New York 11432 Tel: (718) 291-0282 Fax: (718) 658-1405 gjdc.org John F. Kennedy International Airport Chamber of Commerce Linda Courtis P.O. Box 300687 Jamaica, New York 11430 (718) 656-7850 jfk-airport.org LAURELTON Local Development Corporation of Laurelton, Rosedale and Springfield Gardens 232-18 Merrick Blvd. Laurelton, NY 11413 Tel: (718) 928-5310 Fax: (718) 978-2995 LONG ISLAND CITY Long Island City Business Development Corp. Debra Mesloh 29-10 Thomson Ave., 9th Fl. Long Island City, New York 11101 Tel: (718) 786-5300 x 32 Fax: (718) 937-1799
licbdc.org East River Development Alliance Anitra Gerald 12-11 40th Ave. Long Island City, NY 11101 Tel: (718) 784-0877 Fax: (718) 729-1288 Hunters Point Community Development Corporation Terri Adams 49-10 Vernon Blvd. Long Island City, NY 11101 Tel: (718) 786-9245 MASPETH Queens Outreach Center Lily Hou 96-11 40th Road Corona, NY 11368 Tel: (718) 205-3773 bocnet.org lhou@bocnet.org West Maspeth Local Development Corp. Lee Principe 57-20 49th St. Maspeth, New York 11378 Tel: (718) 821-6762 or (718) 456-4900 Fax: (718) 651-5175 Maspeth Industrial Development Phil Galasso 2 Galasso Pl. Maspeth, NY 11378 Tel: (516) 433-0333 QUEENS VILLAGE
RICHMOND HILL Richmond Hill East Business Persons, Inc. Michael Butler 134-11 Hillside Avenue Richmond Hill, NY 11418 Tel: (718) 291-4838 Fax: (718) 291-4910 RIDGEWOOD Fresh Pond Chamber of Commerce Frederick H. Roberts 67-09 Fresh Pond Road Ridgewood, New York 11385 Tel: (718) 821-6235 Fax: (718) 628-6689 ROCKAWAY Chamber of Commerce of the Rockaways Alan Camhi, President 253 Beach 116th St. Rockaway Park, New York 11694 Tel: (718) 634-1300 Fax: (718) 634-9623 rockawaychamberofcommerce.com Coalition for Far Rockaway Teresa Scott 15-25 Central Avenue Far Rockaway, 11691 Tel: (718) 327- 7755 chdcqueens.org Ocean Bay Development Corporation Pat Simon, Executive Director
434 Beach 54th Street Arverne New York 11692. Tel: (718) 945-8640 Fax: (718) 945-8642 Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corp. Kevin Alexander, Executive 19-20 Mott Ave., Room 2 Far Rockaway, New York 11691 Tel: (718) 471-6040 Fax: (718) 337-1208 rdrc.org Rockaway Park Business Development Association 425 Beach 123rd Street Rockaway Park, 11694 SOUTH OZONE PARK Rockaway Blvd. Local Development Corp. Jacques Kartaron 142-11 Rockaway Blvd. South Ozone Park, NY 11420 Tel: (718) 323-6039 Fax: (718) 323-6257 SUNNYSIDE Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce Luke Adams c/o LaGuardia College 31-10 Thompson Ave. Room M222 Long Island City, New York 11101 Tel: (718) 482-6053 sunnysidechamber.org WOODSIDE Woodside-on-the-Move Rosa M. Reyes 39-42 59th St., 2nd Fl Woodside, New York 11377 Tel: (718) 476-8449 Fax: (718) 476-6946
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The Official Guide To Queens 2010 — The Queens Blue Book Queens Village Local Development Corporation Laurence Christian P.O. Box 280706 Queens Village, NY 11428 Tel: (718) 217-5217 QueensVillageLDC.org
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Onward As Queens continues to grow, it’s good to be able to keep up with the changes. That’s why this year’s Guide To Queens is an invaluable resource. Updated from last year, it contains hundreds of changes from phone numbers and addresses to basic Census information. Be sure to keep it throughout the year, as the borough continues to thrive and grow. One of Queens’ newest developments, Sky View Parc, reaches to the sky.